New pickup or used semi??

If you want to be legal with a 1-ton and gooseneck it all cost the same. Once you go over 26,000lbs Gross (truck, trailer, tractor, fuel, wife, etc) you fall in the same class as a semi anyway in most states; ie. CDL's, $300 tag, fuel stickers, log book, etc,etc,etc. Trouble with that is, when u want to go to the movies in ur 1-ton semi, it is still a comercial vehicle, tagged commercial, and looked at as commercial. Think the wife wants to have to have CDL's to drive it to grocery store? She will if you tag it over 26,000 to stay out of DOT's little hut on the Interstate! Check the DOT's laws in the states you want to run in before you pay $40,000 for something u can't use to haul your tractors with. When these new trucks way as much as they do, ad a decent trailer, and there isnt much room left for a tractor at 26,000. The Fords in a crew cab F350 will be abour 8500lb EMPTY add ur 6500lb gooseneck and put ur baby stroller on it and be over weight. Of course there is one advantage to the Durajunk, they don't weigh as much as the Fords or the Dodges, alot more plastic and alot less truck!

John

But I diverse from the true question again to take a poke at the #2 and #3 selling trucks in America. Check with DOT and see what you have to do to be legal before you spend your money. Be carefull if you come to FL. They like 1-tons and farm tractors. Usually means about $2,000 worth of fines to them. $.05 a pound for everything over 10,000 if you are not tagged right, don't care where you are from or what is legal there. $150 fine for no fuel sticker. $100 fine if you are over 8.5'wide, this includes weight brackets, or anything sticking over the edge of the trailer. The list goes on and on! Big brother is watching!

If uncle Sam wanted to do something truley worthwhile for humanity, he would MAKE ALL STATES adopt the same weight, length, height laws and one tag would be sufficient for all states.

Is that a dodge I see following me? Doesnt he have a gun? LOL The durajunk is so far back cant see him anymore!

Remeber, i am picking in good fun. I would buy a dodge if the price was right. But if you ever see me in a Chevy, get me some help, something is bad wrong!!

Same year,both with 5 speeds, both with 4.10 gears, and both with within 4000 miles of each other. Had to put a new clutch in the Ford and one of the elecronic injectors?? when it went out. So far nothing on the Dodge. Oh both were stock except forthe catylitic converters were taken out and the Ford even had a K&N filter.

The Ford rode better and drove better but the Dodge had the straight axle in front like a 4WD. I am not really knocking either as they both have alot of power but this is what experience I have had.

As for the semi or the 1 ton, Lots of good advice above. You have to look at getting another trailer or fixing the semi to haul yours now. Traffic laws and maintanece also. However forthe price you said and the amount it would be driven I would think that unless you just want a new Deisel pickup I would probably buy it.

I bought the pickup, and only regret it when I write the check every month. If I had to do it all over, I would have bought the semi tractor. A new pickup is $40,000, give or take. You can buy a lot of fuel and license plates for a semi tractor for that.

It's all in what you want, and how deep your wallet runs.

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