Thanks for the input, Roy. I'm open to any and all opinions that anyone may have... and I'm pretty frugal by necessity. I'll be sure to shop around before I throw my hard-earned away.
FYI, The heaviest work I may be doing with this truck is pulling a vintage 16' "canned-ham" travel trailer.

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