What TV will handle a 7-8k GVWR TT ?
I know most trucks will pull , but i want something that will go up and down safely .. I live in NJ so not many of the roads are flat per say . Keep in mind the new TV will be my DD as well so i need ...
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blt2ski wrote:
If it were me, I would need a dually. By the time I add my family of 6 at 1300 lbs, dog, rack, canoe, firewood or generator, I am weighing in at 2000 lbs of people and gear, then add the upwards of 1200 lbs of HW and one needs over 3000 lbs of payload!
There is NO simple answer to what truck one needs!
Marty
Best reply in this thread. I have a Dually and will continue to use a Dually for my hauling needs. My family weighs in at about 700 lbs. if the kids take a friend then we are getting close to 1000 lbs. then add several hundred lbs of bikes, coolers, grills, etc and we are rapidly approaching 1300-1500 lbs depending on how we pack. This is before we put 1200-1600 lbs of tongue weight on the hitch. I honestly don't see how many half ton towers (HD and regular half) are not over payload, especially families of four or five. I suspect that they really are.
Classic vernacular for a HD half tower is that "I've got an HD half or max this or that, so I'm fine" or "I'm witching 100-200 lbs of payload on that particular day that I weighed". Sorry I can't interpret a few hundred lbs as excess capacity. I call that minimal capacity. Now, when you have 500-1000 plus lbs of excess capacity then I personally feel safest!
Thanks!
Jeremiah
