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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Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs
IMO ignorance for the most part.
example;......Many times someone will say their 1500 6800 GVWR 3850 RAWR chevy 5.3 4L60E 3.73 axle didn't work for pulling their 7500 lb trailer....then make a ignorant statement that a 1/2 ton can't do the job.
They simply chose the wrong 1/2 ton truck.
Half ton trucks come with 6200 GVWR up to 8600 GVWR.
Half ton trucks come with 3600 RAWR-6084 RAWR.
Half ton trucks come with a small hp/tq 4.x v8 engine up to a 6.2 high hp/tq engine.
They simply chose the wrong 1/2 ton truck and lumped all 1/2 ton trucks in the same bag.
Its not just the 1/2 ton truck owner but same scenario/comments about the 3/4 ton and the one ton SRW and even the DRW trucks.
My first 1/2 ton towing trailers was a '67 chevy with a 5600 GVWR 3.73 axle 135 hp 283 v8 two barrel carb with the two speed powerglide tranny. Sure it was slow but it was what it was and I expected that. I mounted a 8' TC on the truck and pulled a 16' 2800 lb fishing boat. Lots of good memories traveling the southern Rockies back then with the kids.
