NYH1
Tacticle Chainsaw Operator.
Hey guys, I'm looking at getting a new heavy duty pickup truck. It's going to be my daily driver but more so my work truck. I'm going to go with a new '13 or '14 Ext./Crew Cab Short Box, gas engine, 4x4, auto trans., 4.10 gear limited slip/locker rear diff., (tow & plow pkg.)
I'm not sure if I should go with a 3/4 or 1 ton? Price wise there about the same. With gas engines their towing capacities are about the same. Their payload capacities are higher in the 1 tons. I will be hauling stuff in the box, but I don't think I'd over load a 3/4 ton.....I don't think.
I'm going to use the truck for plowing and towing trailers. My regular trailers will weigh between 4-7,000 lbs. so they're not really a lot. Although I'll most likely be towing daily in the warmer months for mowing lawns and lots, so I guess the stress of day to day towing can add up over time. I also do a little bit of off roading during hunting season, nothing to serious though.
I'm probably going to go with a Fisher or Western 8 ft. or 8 1/2 ft. plow 650 to 750 lbs. I'll be doing a lot of residential plowing so I can't go to big. The last two winters here in Central New York have been real mild. However, some years, more often then not, we have some pretty bad winters with some serious plowing. I want to make sure I get a truck that can handle everything I'm going to use it for.
Would it be worth getting a 1 ton just to have a heavier duty truck? What would the "pro's and con's" be by going with one over the other? I'm not buying this new truck with gas mileage as a main concern. However, how much different can I expect the mileage to be while just driving normally while NOT plowing, towing or off roading from my current 2007 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4, Hemi, auto, 3.92, anti spin rear? I get about 10 mpg city and about 15/16 highway? I'd like to think they'd be close.....is my thinking close or no?
Thanks, NYH1.
I'm not sure if I should go with a 3/4 or 1 ton? Price wise there about the same. With gas engines their towing capacities are about the same. Their payload capacities are higher in the 1 tons. I will be hauling stuff in the box, but I don't think I'd over load a 3/4 ton.....I don't think.
I'm going to use the truck for plowing and towing trailers. My regular trailers will weigh between 4-7,000 lbs. so they're not really a lot. Although I'll most likely be towing daily in the warmer months for mowing lawns and lots, so I guess the stress of day to day towing can add up over time. I also do a little bit of off roading during hunting season, nothing to serious though.
I'm probably going to go with a Fisher or Western 8 ft. or 8 1/2 ft. plow 650 to 750 lbs. I'll be doing a lot of residential plowing so I can't go to big. The last two winters here in Central New York have been real mild. However, some years, more often then not, we have some pretty bad winters with some serious plowing. I want to make sure I get a truck that can handle everything I'm going to use it for.
Would it be worth getting a 1 ton just to have a heavier duty truck? What would the "pro's and con's" be by going with one over the other? I'm not buying this new truck with gas mileage as a main concern. However, how much different can I expect the mileage to be while just driving normally while NOT plowing, towing or off roading from my current 2007 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4, Hemi, auto, 3.92, anti spin rear? I get about 10 mpg city and about 15/16 highway? I'd like to think they'd be close.....is my thinking close or no?
Thanks, NYH1.