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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My little 2012 KZ Sportsmen 170 (19' 6" with no slides) trailer has a GVWR of 3500. It worked the heck outta of my 3.9l v6 Dakota when I bought the trailer in 2013; pushed me hard...Lets not even talk about sway even with WDH/anti-sway.
My point....the Dakota was 100% completely within specs to pull the TT. It got the job done. Worked fine for the couple of short trips we made in 2013 (longest 250 miles from home). Having years driving semis, I knew how to get the most out of it, and how to keep myself out of harms way.
The truck upgrade in '14 has been SWEEEETTTTTTTT. I still use the WDH/Sway even though I probably do not need it.The RAM just makes life a lot less stressful. Having it for our Pittsburgh to NYC, then on to Niagara Falls, trip in 2014 sure was nice.
SO MY TWO CENTS. If the 150/1500 gets the job done, and you are the occassional weekender close to home....save yourself thousands. If you plan to travel ALOT, something a bit bigger will give you a nicer pull.
2013 RAM 1500: 5.7L HEMI® V-8 6–Speed Automatic Transmission
Standard Towing: 5,000 lbs (2 268 kg) Max Towing: 10,450 lbs (4 740 kg) Max Payload: 1,710 lbs (775 kg)
Oh and by the way....real trucks have two doors and an eight foot bed. If you can not fit a sheet of plywood flat on the floor of your vehicle, it is NOT a truck. Lets call it a convertible SUV.
THAT WILL GET EM FIRED UP.
My point....the Dakota was 100% completely within specs to pull the TT. It got the job done. Worked fine for the couple of short trips we made in 2013 (longest 250 miles from home). Having years driving semis, I knew how to get the most out of it, and how to keep myself out of harms way.
The truck upgrade in '14 has been SWEEEETTTTTTTT. I still use the WDH/Sway even though I probably do not need it.The RAM just makes life a lot less stressful. Having it for our Pittsburgh to NYC, then on to Niagara Falls, trip in 2014 sure was nice.
SO MY TWO CENTS. If the 150/1500 gets the job done, and you are the occassional weekender close to home....save yourself thousands. If you plan to travel ALOT, something a bit bigger will give you a nicer pull.
2013 RAM 1500: 5.7L HEMI® V-8 6–Speed Automatic Transmission
Standard Towing: 5,000 lbs (2 268 kg) Max Towing: 10,450 lbs (4 740 kg) Max Payload: 1,710 lbs (775 kg)
Oh and by the way....real trucks have two doors and an eight foot bed. If you can not fit a sheet of plywood flat on the floor of your vehicle, it is NOT a truck. Lets call it a convertible SUV.
THAT WILL GET EM FIRED UP.
