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Others might have their personal choices for various reasons but any pickup if used will not last and if new will be tore up before paid for
Even if you paid $100k cash. You won’t get that back
Or at least it would be hard
If wanting to stay small like that I’d look at like an FL70 type heavier truck that has a sleeper and still fairly low maintenance

By April you might have a ton more info and a better grip on how the economy looks

 

It really depends if you have cdl or not. My brother in law who doesn’t have a cdl recently purchased a dodge 2500 diesel with a Cummings engine and a gator trailer ( pj trailers are better because they are lighter weight but much more expensive) but I think his max load he can haul is 8,000 lbs. my husband uncle just bought a ram 3500, he is a cdl holder, with diesel and Cummings engine with a gator trailer and he can haul 15,000 lbs. if they would not of got such a heavy trailer they could haul more weight but the gator trailers weigh more. They both got a 35+5 so it’s 35 deck space and 5 ramps.

In all seriousness you do not want to use your gas f250 you will absolutely burn in up with a couple of hauls.

 

Uncle is going to start running after the 19 th of this month brother in law has been running about 2 months. Hot shot rates are really decent right now. Brother in law has been getting 2.00 a mile plus some and he does not have near the expenses we as semi drivers do so he is actually doing really well.

 

Hauling the boat to the lake is one thing
Running it Dailey for work is another and if the ones you see are doing that with a truck like yours and making $$ while having no issues then those are the people who you need to track down and ask what their secret is

The advice I think you’ve received is from those that have done it or seen it done wrong

You can drag a trailer with a minivan and make money or use a wrench to pound a nail into a board but neither of those two items are meant to do the job for. Very long time without some catastrophic results

 

I don’t think anyone is trying to dissuade you but rather trying to point you in a direction that makes the most sense

You have time. Keep doing your research and take whatever advice makes sense and in the end it’s ultimately going to be your decision

Good or bad it’ll be up to you
I also think a lot of guys who go horribly broke or absolutely hate this business are the ones who either did it wrong or didn’t do their research and ask questions

 

Does anyone recommendany insurance companies who offer an affordable BOC-3?

 

OOIDA cost I think 45 a year and they will help you with box 3 and all kinds of things