Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs

ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
:) Hi, there are several ways to look at this, 1/2 ton thing. I will use my new truck for an example. My truck is rated to tow 11,200 lbs. I would never consider anything near that. My truck has a gross combined weight rating of 17,100 lbs and a 7,650 lbs gross vehicle weight rating. If I figure my truck at GVWR and subtract that from my GCWR, that leaves me with 9,450 lbs for a trailer. (this is more realistic)

For reference, my trailer is rated at 6,300 lbs.

I searched for a truck with the Max Tow option to help increase my payload. My payload is 1745 lbs.

Here is the most common problem. (in my opinion) Half ton buyers buy what they see on the lot and end up without the Max Tow Package, and the truck with the most toys. Then they find out that they need bigger mirrors. Then after everything is said and done, they find out that their new truck has a pitiful 800 to barely over 1,000 lb payload.

Now you need to bail out of that 1/2 ton and move up to a 3/4 ton. And if you still didn't learn to do your home work, there are 3/4 ton Diesels out there that have lower payloads, lower tow ratings, and lower Gross combined weight ratings than my F-150.