Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs

Terryallan wrote:

Dreenn wrote:

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.

The payload on my truck is 1764 which I've already stated and when I say 7500 pound trailer that is being generous dry weight of my trailer is 5200

Many of you are missing some of what he says. The 7500lbs he is referring to, is the GVWR of the TT, not the actual loaded weight. I would be willing to bet the actual loaded weight is somewhere in the 6300lb range. Far from the GVWR, and well inside the TV's capabilities, as it would be even if loaded to the GVWR.

And remember for all y'all that say, yeah you can do it with a 1500, but a 2500would be better. Where do you stop? Again if a 2500 is better, a MTD is better than that, and full blown road tractor is better than that. and yes many folks tow with road tractors. See them all the time in the big CGs.

The thing is. Smart people buy what they need. Smart people size the TV to the TT. Just like when I had a pup. I didn't need a F150 to tow it. I used a Ranger, and a Jeep. Had plenty of TV. Didn't need a F150 until I got a 6000lb TT. Now IF I had a 10,000lb TT. I'd buy a F250. And IF I had a 15000lb 5er. I'd get a F350. You size the TV to the trailer. No need to buy what you don't need.

My TT is 31', and weighs from 5500lb to 6600lbs depending on where it is going. It weighs a lot more when packed for 10 people for a week at the beach, than it does for 2 nights for 2 in the mountains. And you know what? the TV can't tell the difference. It tows the 6600 as well as it does the 5500. The TT just follows along like, well like it is designed to do. No wiggle, no pushing, no nothing. And the MPG is the same at both weights. I have a stress free easy comfortable drive. I ususaly lay my hand at the bottom of the wheel, and just ride, and guide. But always ready to drive IF I need to. Lots of difference between riding, and guiding, and having to drive.

This guy in my opion has it right I usually only go for 3 days I won't be packing a whole lot and most of it will go in the Tt I have towing experience with my boat granted a boat isn't a giant box and is totally different and a lot lighter and tell me none of u guys have ever over loaded the bed of ur trucks with dirt,mulch, or even gravel ect... I see trucks all the time bigger 3/4 and 1 tons squating hard