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Originally Posted by LBrown59
A half ton was never recommended to me.
It was always nothing less than 3/ ton.
Since vicar plans to trailer his BX24 with a little inport Nissan
would you recomend I do the same and transport my BX23 with one of these pick ups?
Nissan
Toyota
1986 Dodge D50
1989 Dodge D50 |
Interesting questions. I'm no truck expert, but i think my 06 Frontier V6 is significantly bigger and heavier than the D50. I had a 90 toyota 2WD and this truck weighs at least 1500# more and is significantly larger in every dimension. It also has 16" wheels with much beefier tires. Why would it be rated to tow 6100# unless it could do so? I think the capacity on my little Toyota was well under 2000#, and it wouldn't have been able to get up the slight incline of my driveway if i had put that much behind it.
When I was recently in the UK, I saw contractors pulling all kinds of tractors and loaded trailers behind trucks like mine and smaller, on all kinds of small roads and even superhighways without a problem. I never even saw a fullsize pickup there in 2 weeks. Gas at US$10 + a gallon probably discouraged that, along with narrow roads and very tight parking. I expect that if i were to tow, it would represent 1-2% of my annual mileage. If I have to take it slow and careful, so be it. To me, the 20+ MPG I get on the highway in regular use is a good trade off. If I towed regularly, or over a long distance, I'd get a bigger truck.
Thanks Jusdande. You have answered my question exactly.