Right pick up to tow enclosed trailor

[Moser Brothers]

Never owner a pick up, have to replace my personal vehicle and van and truck mount soon.

Budget under $15,000 for the truck, preferably a toyota, 4wd or 2wd?

V6 or 8?

Enclosed trailor large enough to stand in, maybe 2 axel, with 370ss Sapphire

Will use truck for personal use and business, instead or 2 payments

 

[Cleanworks]

You are going to hate towing a trailer around but you need to know the weight of the trailer and equipment with water tanks filled. Compare to the tow capacity of the tow vehicle.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I agree trailer it no picnic. Try it before you buy it.
Love a pickup, hate a trailer.

 

[Mikey P]

Bad idea.

Do you have a helper?
You'll need one 24/7 to help you manuver.


If you must, get a diesel

 

[Moser Brothers]

Helper half the time, forgot that my buddy that lives down the street, always has a helper and they get 60 cents a sqft with an open trailor with a 13hp unit little giant and small pick up.

Thanks Mike, guess I'll just buy a cheap car, and look for a diesel box van for my biz

 

[Moser Brothers]

Maybe a ud box truck, will be my personal vehicle, better write off.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Drive it also. The bouncing gets old.

 

[Nate The Great]

Drive it also. The bouncing gets old.

You need to learn when to change positions....

I was looking into a small enclosed trailer for a cheap price... I've seen another local company with a TM on a open trailer probably for a backup unit or use when they needed more TM's on a job...

It wouldn't be a daily towing unit, more as a back up unit for me...

 

[BIG WOOD]

To answer your question, get a Ford or Dodge V8 truck, and prepare to dump the water tank and depend solely on your customer supplying the water. Pulling a trailer with a water tank is something that will kill the brakes and tires and transmission on a truck. I've been pulling a trailer for 15years and I've averaged about 3times/year to have a problem finding water hookup. That's not worth sacrificing your truck on wear.

 

[BIG WOOD]

And if all you have is a sapphire, then get a 6X12 single axle trailer. With a double axle, you'll go through tires twice as fast

 

[Lee Stockwell]

"There is no right way to do the wrong thing".

 

[Cleanworks]

for $15,000 you can buy a pretty nice used chevy van and have the unit installed properly.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Get a van....you will hate a trailer....

Box truck...not sure you need it right now with the services you are offering....

Van might be the correct thing for you in my opinion....

 

[roro]

As you say that you want to be able to use the vehicle for personal use do you really want a stinky truckmount in with you. Trailer may well be best option for you if you can just afford the one vehicle.
roro

 

[Newman]

Truckmount in a van, the only way to go. You have a truckmount in a van now? You will want it back after working out of a trailer for a week.

Fix whatever is wrong with your personal vehicle. Keep it until the newer truckmount brings you great fortune.

 

[carpetcleaner]

I have used a Nissan Titan, Toyota Tundra, Dodge Ram 1500 & a Toyota Tacoma to pull to different trailer/TM combos - HM Spitfire 3.2 in a 5x8 - HM Boxxer 421 in a 6x10. I didn't feel that the Tacoma was up to the task, but all the other trucks were great.

 

[Cleanworks]

Tacoma will pull 6000 lbs

 

[carpetcleaner]

The Tacoma pulled the trailers, I was just very aware I was towing a trailer at all times. I added electric brakes to the trailer when I was driving the Tacoma, which helped it feel more stable.

 

[Kevin De Medeiros]

Honestly a trailer is a pain in the arse. I used one for duct cleaning . You get tired of the bouncing and reversing. If you are in town it's a pain. Honestly a van or box truck is the way to go.