Do I need a 2500 or will a Hurricane 1500 do?

[HEMIMANN]

2500 is the spot for towing occasionally and living with daily, IMO.

BUT...I don't tow anything these days so what do I know.

Hey, but once it's paid for, we keep 'em, right?

 

[Docwagon1776]

Hey, but once it's paid for, we keep 'em, right?

That was my theory with the diesel F250. Way more truck than I needed. PW is only kinda a 3/4 ton, though. Probably still more than I need, but I like it anyway

 

[MrBonez]

I can give a personal example myself of vehicle size vs what's being hauled/towed.

Once had a 1980 Chrysler New Yorker (Heavy car) fully on a trailer, pulling it with my 91 S10 4x4 pickup.

Power to pull wasn't an issue since it has the 4.3Ltr engine in it, the physical size/weight of the truck was along with the suspension and brakes to safely handle the load.
The trailer was pushing at times (Esp when braking) and I coudn't go very fast or stop quickly. I also had to be careful in curves because that's when another thing about physics comes into play - The trailer wanted to keep going in a straight line and of course it had to turn to go around the curve. That's when the physical size/weight of the pulling vehicle along with it's brakes and suspension comes into play for keeping it all under control, if any of that isn't up to task you may pay a hefty price indeed.

Of course with that example I made it safely (Enough) and all was fine in the end but that's an example of having a pulling vehicle that's not heavy/large enough to safely handle the load and I woudn't have done it if I didn't really have to.
If the OP hasn't replaced their 2500, they really need to keep it or get something larger like a 3500 with a suitable powerplant for even better towing capacity.

 

[HEMIMANN]

That was my theory with the diesel F250. Way more truck than I needed. PW is only kinda a 3/4 ton, though. Probably still more than I need, but I like it anyway

Well, back not too long ago, there were interesting new improvements to purchase for reasonable money.

Not so much anymore. I don't see anything new I like nor the price tags.

 

[MrBonez]

That was my theory with the diesel F250. Way more truck than I needed. PW is only kinda a 3/4 ton, though. Probably still more than I need, but I like it anyway

Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

 

[Docwagon1776]

Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

That'd be true if there weren't trade offs. I went to the Ram 1500 for a decade and never looked back. Better fuel economy, better handling, cheaper operating costs, easier to park, etc. etc.

I said I'd never go back to a 3/4 ton, and I sorta kept that promise. The PW is sort of a light 3/4 ton but I wanted the off road capability combined with the highway handling and keeping a 6.5' bed.

 

[MrBonez]

That'd be true if there weren't trade offs. I went to the Ram 1500 for a decade and never looked back. Better fuel economy, better handling, cheaper operating costs, easier to park, etc. etc.

I said I'd never go back to a 3/4 ton, and I sorta kept that promise. The PW is sort of a light 3/4 ton but I wanted the off road capability combined with the highway handling and keeping a 6.5' bed.

I can understand your point about it and yes, it does matter when you get into operating costs and so on because all that ain't free.

I already knew my 1500 woudn't be nearly as good on gas as what I was driving, so once I can get a little work done to the other pickup (S10) I'll start driving it more. It gets good gas mileage to the point it's better than my old daily, namely a 2010 Altima with a 2.5Ltr 4-cylinder would ever get itself.

Tradeoffs.... I fully understand it because I've lived it.

 

[Fatbob Frank]

Hey, but once it's paid for, we keep 'em, right?

Mine ain't going anywhere...
(And it was paid off the moment I drove it off the lot...)

 

[Rayzr]

You want it to feel like the dog wagging the tail, not the tail wagging the dog. 2500 is the dog IMO.