ownedbytwopugs
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Hi everyone,
I have been lurking and reading lots of info on this site and it has been very helpful. I finally went and created a log in. My husband and I are looking to buy our first FW. We have been searching and researching like crazy and finally settled on the Bighorn 3410RE. We have not purchased it yet but hope to by the beginning of this upcoming year. In the mean time, we are looking at TV's. We do not have a truck yet and are currently looking for one. We are getting so confused on what to get. We have one handful of people saying a 250/2500 diesel would tow this model. We have the other handful of people telling us to get a 350/3500. I keep seeing people saying to take this and minus that and it will give you your maximum numbers to tow. So, exactly what do we need to look for when looking at the specs on trucks. We want to be safe while traveling but on the other hand, we live in a very heavily congested area in the Tampa Bay area so if we can stay away from a dually, that would be nice but if that is our only option, then we'll do what we have to do. We would prefer a SRW though. We would only use the truck for camping and it would also be my husbands full time vehicle. From our research that we've done, for example, the payload on a Chevy 2500HD Diesel 2007 was 3,458 pounds. I read that you take 20% of the GVWR of the FW to determine your pin weight and to not go by the dry weight. So, 20% of the GVWR of the Bighorn we are looking at is 2900 pounds. So, according to that, we would be 558 pounds less then the max payload according to the specs I found. But, like I said, we are very confused so correct me if I'm wrong. Any input would be VERY much appreciated. We are looking at either the Chevy or the Ford. Sorry so long and thank you in advance!!!
P.S. I know this has been asked a gazillion times...sorry for asking again. Since I posted this, I found the GVWR worksheet so hopefully this will help us figure out all the numbers and adding here, taking away there, etc. Thanks in advance for any and all feedback!
I have been lurking and reading lots of info on this site and it has been very helpful. I finally went and created a log in. My husband and I are looking to buy our first FW. We have been searching and researching like crazy and finally settled on the Bighorn 3410RE. We have not purchased it yet but hope to by the beginning of this upcoming year. In the mean time, we are looking at TV's. We do not have a truck yet and are currently looking for one. We are getting so confused on what to get. We have one handful of people saying a 250/2500 diesel would tow this model. We have the other handful of people telling us to get a 350/3500. I keep seeing people saying to take this and minus that and it will give you your maximum numbers to tow. So, exactly what do we need to look for when looking at the specs on trucks. We want to be safe while traveling but on the other hand, we live in a very heavily congested area in the Tampa Bay area so if we can stay away from a dually, that would be nice but if that is our only option, then we'll do what we have to do. We would prefer a SRW though. We would only use the truck for camping and it would also be my husbands full time vehicle. From our research that we've done, for example, the payload on a Chevy 2500HD Diesel 2007 was 3,458 pounds. I read that you take 20% of the GVWR of the FW to determine your pin weight and to not go by the dry weight. So, 20% of the GVWR of the Bighorn we are looking at is 2900 pounds. So, according to that, we would be 558 pounds less then the max payload according to the specs I found. But, like I said, we are very confused so correct me if I'm wrong. Any input would be VERY much appreciated. We are looking at either the Chevy or the Ford. Sorry so long and thank you in advance!!!
P.S. I know this has been asked a gazillion times...sorry for asking again. Since I posted this, I found the GVWR worksheet so hopefully this will help us figure out all the numbers and adding here, taking away there, etc. Thanks in advance for any and all feedback!
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