Need advise on which new truck - 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton?

[jodiwer]

My husband and I have ordered a new 2021 Rockwood Roo 23IKSS which should arrive the end of October. We are shopping for a truck but can't decide if we should buy a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. The GVW for the Roo is 6848 lbs with a hitch weight of 688 lbs. We have checked out RAM, Chevy and Ford trucks. I find the 3/4 ton trucks difficult to get into (I am 69 yo). My husband still has nightmares of towing our previous rig, a 17,000 lb Alfa with a 3/4 ton truck. He just wants to be sure that he has all the truck necessary to easily and safely pull the new rig. We expect to travel 12 months next year. We are open to a used vehicle and like the lower price on the 1/2 ton but can afford the 3/4 ton if we need it. Any thoughts?

[Grit_dog]

^ You still don't get it.

[ksss]

IdaD wrote:

ksss wrote:
Am I the only one that finds it interesting that there are roads in the US where you can drive a half ton pickup on but cant legally drive a 2500? I think that is worth a conversation or maybe I just need to get out more.

Nah, I travel back east and down south for work quite a bit. We got it good here.

No doubt about that! I would just say that with the number one selling vehicle for years being a pickup truck (granted most are probably a half ton or lighter) you would think the law which restricts travel would require more than simply all pickups with a GVW in the 3/4 ton range as being commercial.

Perhaps a solution would be any vehicle with a GVW of 14K or above would be a better definition of a commercial vehicle. But in fairness, I don't know first hand the issues in these places, but it seems irrational that all 3/4 -1 tons are treated as commercial when so many are not used in a commercial means. Yet 14K and above are much more likely to commercial.

[IdaD]

ksss wrote:
Am I the only one that finds it interesting that there are roads in the US where you can drive a half ton pickup on but cant legally drive a 2500? I think that is worth a conversation or maybe I just need to get out more.

Nah, I travel back east and down south for work quite a bit. We got it good here.

[goducks10]

ksss wrote:
Am I the only one that finds it interesting that there are roads in the US where you can drive a half ton pickup on but cant legally drive a 2500? I think that is worth a conversation or maybe I just need to get out more.

x2

[spoon059]

Geo*Boy wrote:
Well the OP bought a truck 3 pages ago, so why are you guys still discussing/arguing this?:h

First time on RV.net? The original question doesn't matter, this is a good ole fashioned pissing contest!

[Grit_dog]

You guys haven’t experienced real population density if you’re trying to overanalyze the justification of the restrictions.
Consider it a “car route”, just like there are truck routes.
If commercial vehicles (and how does one actually differentiate), not high axle weight, just added traffic volume, clog up certain roads, it’s a mess. Same goes for if you’re pulling your camper.
If you don’t understand it, consider yourself lucky you dont live there.
And if you live there, you should understand that you’re not special.

[blt2ski]

My 2500 wieghs 4800 lbs empty. So some of us are not worried about where I can or can not drive. My swag would be, that said roads have not been designed per say to handle the wieght on a day to day basis of larger vehicles. Or they just plain don't want big trucks unless they are doing a delivery or equal on it.
More than one way right or wrongly to look at this.

Marty

[ksss]

Am I the only one that finds it interesting that there are roads in the US where you can drive a half ton pickup on but cant legally drive a 2500? I think that is worth a conversation or maybe I just need to get out more.

[Mike134]

Geo*Boy wrote:
Well the OP bought a truck 3 pages ago, so why are you guys still discussing/arguing this?:h

it's like fishing toss something out and see if you get a bite

[32vld]

NY state as long as the pickup weighs 6,000 lb or less it can have passenger plates and
be used on state parkways.

[Geo_Boy]

Well the OP bought a truck 3 pages ago, so why are you guys still discussing/arguing this?:h

[Grit_dog]

ksss wrote:
Well the law should be reflective of society norms. They had 30 years to adapt the law to the current applications of pickup trucks. But hey, not my circus.

Yup, that would be too easy.
Plus, it would give people one less thing to btich about...

[ksss]

Well the law should be reflective of society norms. They had 30 years to adapt the law to the current applications of pickup trucks. But hey, not my circus.

[Grit_dog]

ksss wrote:


More the latter I guess, I honestly had no idea some cities had roads that you could not drive a 2500 pickup on. I then added an other reason to be happy where I live.

I can appreciate that. God willing, we will be livin in the Spokane/panhandle area within a year!