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Would a 3/4 or 1 ton truck be better?

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#1 ·
I'm looking at getting a new truck. It's going to be my work truck as well as my daily driver. I'm going to go with a new '13 or '14 crew/ext. cab short box, gas engine, 4x4, auto trans. (limited slip/locking rear diff., tow & plow pkg.) I'm not sure if I should go with a 3/4 or 1 ton? Price wise they're 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 won't weigh more then 4-6,000 lbs. so they're not really a lot. Although I'll most likely be towing daily in the warmer months, so I guess the stress of day to day towing can add up over time.

I'm probably going to go with a Fisher or Western 8 1/2 ft. plow. 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. Some years have some pretty bad winters here with some serious plowing. I want to make sure I get a truck 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?

Thanks, NYH1.
 
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#52 ·
Just bought a new F-250 Crew earlier this year. Love the truck but every time I load my 14K dump trailer with a load and my rear end is dragging on the ground I wish I had gotten the 1-ton with the stiffer rear end. Otherwise it's a great truck.
 
#54 ·
^^^ Agreed.

I pull a 12K capacity dump trailer, on a regular basis. Without an Air-Lift system, my 1/2T's rear suspension would be almost on the bump stops, with the trailer empty. I set mine up with the auto-height system, which is wired through a switch to turn it off. Otherwise, it'll constantly adjust itself.
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#55 ·
I have 3/4 and 1 ton trucks. I run PacBrake Airbags on both. I had Firestones on my last truck but I like the PacBrakes better. They also have a lifetime warranty on the bags.

With my prior 3/4 I used to tow 18K with my triple axle trailer. I now tow 30K and even as much as 34K a few times with my one ton.
 
#56 ·
I have 3/4 and 1 ton trucks. I run PacBrake Airbags on both. I had Firestones on my last truck but I like the PacBrakes better. They also have a lifetime warranty on the bags.
Those convoluted air springs don't ride as well as the single sleeve design. That's why the commercial market no longer uses them.
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#57 ·
Just bought a new F-250 Crew earlier this year. Love the truck but every time I load my 14K dump trailer with a load and my rear end is dragging on the ground I wish I had gotten the 1-ton with the stiffer rear end. Otherwise it's a great truck.
Did you get the 6.2 or 6.7? I really can't make up my mind but I'm leaning towards 350 crew 6.2. If it's the 6.2, how does it tow 14k pounds?
 
#59 ·
Had a new Fisher 8.5' SS Xtreme V installed alone with Timbrens in the front last week.....let it snow...let it snow...let it snow!

NYH1.
 
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