I don’t believe that this has been mentioned yet, but the 2500s have a much greater capacity turn fuel into heat and noise and are readily able to get mpg number into sub 10s without straining hard! This can be especially helpful when trying to cook ‘exhaust manifold meals‘ and also on long...
Check you registration cost on the one ton first, as here it is considered a commercial vehicle. Insurance cost may differ between the two as well. I can’t remember having seen a gas 1 ton either. Biggest difference is towing. If you are going to tow heavy get the 1 ton in a diesel, if you are...
Just had a flat yesterday on a day old BFG All Terrain on my pick up. We were on the freeway on the way home from my camp in the mountains. Lost its 75psi of air in about 45 seconds. I put in a #12 screw, and it was a bit loose. I aired it up and it got me home. Put the spare on and will drop...
Spare carried over the tongue makes more sense. If you really want to keep it as is, and cant find a way to balance the load better, you can relocate the axle further to the rear.
I thought the spelling was odd,so I searched ‘hallmark trailer’ and it only came up with Haulmark, which are fairly common box trailers here. Apparently I needed to search ’hallmark RV trailers’. So now I don’t know what the OP has.?
I have repaired a bunch of Haulmark trailers, I have not found them especially well made. Just learn to do your own repairs and you will end up with a better product. Post up questions if you are unsure how to do something.
Lots changes going to the big diesel, transmissions, t cases, rear axles, drive shafts, springs, cooling system… it adds up. I‘m sure there is a perceived value up charge in there too.
Just have the tranny rebuilt, as that is within roughly 30k miles in your future, and you are good for a long while I usually drive them for 350 to 400k miles and sell them as good running trucks. I work them hard too.
It is not the bandsaw, but the blade. I have an Ellis 1600, and the blades are $50 a pop. Spring steel is high carbon, and hardened, not worth the risk When a cut off wheel is a buck and does it better and quicker.