Thanks for the warm welcome everyone . We still have alot to learn and will probably be throwing some questions out to ya'll in the future . Jmgratz , Leaning towards a ford but have looked at the dodges , never owned a dodge product before and like some of the things I have seen : Exhaust brake , no idle problems , I believe idling in a ford is a no no for extended periods of time (is that correct?) , and the price . Probably the most frustrating is trying to figure what size tow vehicle to purchase . Just looking at the rough wieght requirements it sounds like a F450 is in order but really dont want this much truck but want to be safe . We won't be towing alot , a few months at the coast , a few at the deer lease and 3-5 short trips a year out west . I run the roads daily out west and south tx (outside sales ) and see trucks that look like overkill and trucks that look like they have no buisness pulling a large trailer . I thought a 1 ton SRW would be fine but the numbers say differant if I'm doing it correctly . So who knows , I have a few months to get educated . Cyncwby , Yes it has the hydraulic jacks up front , thats a good thing right ? Thanks again for the welcome and look forward to learning athing or 2.
Tommy
