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Originally Posted by Dobber
Tom,
as another Newbie, i have to agree with the others.
the TV you have in mind is WELL capable of doing what you are considering.
as we are in the exact same situation, i wonder if you aren't going over what you need if this will be your DD too. i will be pulling the FC2012 and i am looking to get a Ford 4x4 150 eco Screw 3.73 rear with HD tow and Trailer pkgs 6.5' bed 18" LT tires and the Hensley Hitch. we will be FT for a least a year all over the States and most likely Canada and i am confident that these truck specs will make for a safe and uneventful tow. imho anyway. i would love to get your opinion, have you considered any Less of a truck ?
Rob
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Rob,
We did consider a 1/2 ton including the Ford F150 eco but what it came down to for us is the payload. Estimating from what I have read the tongue weight would be 1000-1100lbs and that would bring down the available packing of the truck to a couple hundred pounds after passengers. I did not want this to restrict us in any way.
As we only own one car (I bike everywhere) I don't want to own 2 cars and this will be our daily driver also. The
1500 and 2500 don't seem very much difference in size. We own a CR-V right now so they are both big compared to that! Here's my main thing, I don't want to push the truck's capabilities. I want something that I can just tow with and not have to worry at all about what I am packing it up with.
That about sums up my thought process on the 1/2 ton trucks. Just what I came up with from these forums and others responses to this thread as a whole.
And congrats on full timing it next year!!!
We can't wait to hit the road.