Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs
Like the title says I have read many posts that basically suggest that towing a 30ish foot Tt with a 1/2 ton truck is wrong and your going to Indanger your family and anyone around you on the road tha...
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Terryallan wrote:marcsbigfoot20b27 wrote:3oaks wrote:
Yea, doesn't everyone know nothing less than a 350 dully is safe to tow anything. :R
Towing over 6000 lbs is a matter of.....
1/2 ton = good
3/4 ton = better
1 ton dually = best
Tow the same trailer with a 1 ton dually and get back to us.
F450 even better,
F650 even better
A 10 wheeled 35000lb over the road Freightliner would be even better. but NOT needed.
If folks are scared to tow a little over 6000lb with a F150. I would suggest a Freightliner. No sway, good braking, won't be pushed around by the TT. You won't even know it is there. Try it, and get back to us
I'm happy to see more people commenting like this within such threads. Seriously. I hope it makes some people think about how far one can take "bigger is better" and the practicality of it.
And why is it that 1/2 ton topics are the most common on here in regards to questions and problems? Uh, may be because the 1/2 ton truck is the most popular of all the other sizes combined? OF COURSE it will be discussed more than any other size truck!
