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- If you're anything like me,
you spend a fair amount of your life in your truck.
I mean, it's basically your home away
from home anyway, right?
And you know how the saying goes.
you can race a house, but you can't sleep in your truck
or something to that effect.
I'm Dustin with custom offsets.
You can find me @Dusti.co on the old Instagram.
And today we've got a fun one for you.
Today, we're going to be sitting
down and going over our top truck picks.
If you're looking to tow a trailer.
so line the tongue up,
criss cross the safety chains
and let's get into it.
Before we dive head first into this long haul of a list.
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All right, into the list.
Now we understand everyone's towing needs may be
a bit different.
Sure, you can tow with a mid-sized truck,
but it's not going to float a 40 foot triple axle gooseneck
down the road with 20,000 pounds behind it.
I mean, it might, if it's a Ford (beeps) ranger,
JK, the Ranger's a bad-ass little truck,
but it's not that bad-ass.
For this reason,
we're actually going to be breaking this video
up into five unique categories which are,
best mid-sized, best full-size, best diesel, best dually
And of course, the Belle of the ball,
the best overall pick.
Kicking it off on today's list
is the mid-sized truck category
and surprisingly enough,
this category actually has quite a bit of competition.
Trucks like the Ford ranger, Toyota Tacoma
and Nissan frontier all pack a punch when it comes
to performance for your dollar.
Taking the cake in this category though is the one
and only Chevy Colorado.
Back-to-back winner of the truck
of the year awards in 2015 and 2016, respectively
the Colorado packs a punch when it comes
to overall performance.
Offered with several different engine options
including a 3.6 liter V6 that puts
out a whopping 308 horsepower and 275 foot-pounds of torque.
These little trucks pack a punch.
If the V6 isn't enough for you, however
you can choose to option up
to the 2.8 liter turbo diesel inline four
which only makes 186 horsepower
but makes a massive 369 foot pounds of torque.
All of this rolls up into the fact that for mid-sized truck,
the Chevy Colorado is rated
to tow 7,700 pounds making it the best option,
should you want a truck to tow trailers
while also remaining small form factor.
Moving right along,
we're stepping it up into full-size truck.
Listen, if you thought the mid-sized truck market
had a lot of competition,
the full-size market is fierce,
Ram, Chevy, GM, all make solid options in this market.
And heck even the import guys come out to play here with
both the Tundra and the Titan being really bright options
for a full-sized truck.
However, when it comes to a truck for towing,
look no further than the
All-American bald Eagle screeching, Ford F-150.
The F-150 is America's best selling pickup truck
and has a long record
of both dependability and reliability.
Offered with six different engine configurations.
The F-150 is sure to check every box that you may need
for a half ton truck.
Additionally, if you're new to the trailer game,
the Ford also offers
their pro trailer backup assist
which is this intuitive little dial
on the dash that helps take the guesswork
out of backing a trailer,
should you be new to it.
Experienced or not,
the F-150 is sure to turn some heads
and keep the tires rolling down the road as you're towing
whatever it is you decide to put behind it.
Still with me?
Good.
This is where the list gets really fun in my opinion.
Up next on the list is the best diesel and no
it's not an LBZ sadly.
Well again, there are some fierce competition when it comes
to the best diesel truck on the market,
the Ram 2500 and 3500 single rear wheel trucks really shine
through here.
that's a mouthful by the way
offering a towing capacity of over 19,000 pounds.
These trucks straight up came to party.
They do this by pairing a six speed transmission,
which is automatic, to none other
than the iconic Cummins turbo diesel.
This 6.7 liter torque monster mix 370 horsepower
and 850 foot pounds of torque
which is enough to put you back in your seat
or tow pretty much anything you could possibly want to put
behind the truck, short of a whole house.
This powerhouse engine transmission combo also
happens to come with one of the best
interiors on the market
with Ram being known for their high quality interiors.
And of course,
who could forget that massive iPad size dash display.
Regardless of what you're looking for
you can likely find it in a fifth gen Ram
which is why we chose it for our best diesel
on the market today.
Getting a little wide in the hips now,
we're diving into the best Dually on the market.
As we get into some of these larger trucks,
competition seems to slim down a bit
with only really the big three,
even playing in this field.
Still, even with only a few options,
it's still a pretty tough game.
When it comes to towing, though,
the clear winner is the Ford F450.
See, currently the truck industry is
in the middle of this massive torque war thing
where you have one guy like,
we make more torque,
and the other guys like no we make more torque.
It's like the shampoo bottles from the Adam Sandler movie.
- Shampoo is better,
I go on first and clean the hair.
Conditioner is better,
I leave the hair silky and smooth.
(beep)
- So what you're seeing
is the big three are actually meeting
at the flagpole after school to brag
about who has the most torque output
on their heavy duty trucks.
The Ford F450 actually takes the crown
in this fight with 475 horsepower
and a massive 1,050 foot pounds of torque.
Yes, you heard that correctly.
You can buy a brand new truck right off the factory line
with over a thousand foot pounds of torque, baby.
That's insane!
All that is cool and all, but it doesn't mean anything
if the truck's not rated to go the distance.
Good news.
The F450 is rated for a max towing capacity of 37,000 pounds
which means that you can basically hook
up the whole house that we talked
about before and tow it down the road.
It's that simple.
All right.
So we covered mid-size we covered full size.
We covered diesel trucks and we've even covered duallies.
But what if you were looking for one truck
that's the best overall pick for towing.
Looking for a truck that's maneuverable, but still
functional, a truck that would make a great daily driver
but also have the torque to get you
and your trailer to where you need to go
and back safe and sound.
Look no further than the Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierras.
It's no secret that over the last two decades
these GM half-ton trucks have been a solid choice
when it comes to overall quality.
GM's LS series engines have long been
a fantastic choice when it comes
to picking out a truck that was more
than capable for your average, Joe.
No, it's not going to tow 30,000 pounds, but
if we're being real with ourselves, there aren't a whole lot
of us that are actually towing that kind
of weight on the regular anyways.
Still, the fact remains
that the new GM trucks are
equally as well equipped as their predecessors,
with the 2020 Silverado 1500 offering a towing capacity of
up to 12,100 pounds.
This, coupled with some unique styling means
that this truck is all around,
just a solid buy and is overall,
our best pick for the towing needs that most of us may need
on the regular.
There you have it guys.
There's our pick for the best trucks for towing.
Do you agree or disagree?
Let us know down in the comments section below and
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peace.
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