1/2 Ton Towable 5th Wheel
Hello: Does anyone have a 5th wheel that they say can be towed by a 1/2 ton truck? Are you actually towing it with a 1/2 ton truck and what kind of truck do you have? I had originally thought t...
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BillyBob Jim wrote:JAC1982 wrote:
There was an accident here involving a 1/2 ton truck (New RAM 1500) towing a Grand Design Reflection 150... the kind advertised as being "half ton towable". It was going around an onramp on a highway and tipped over.
Now, I don't know the details, if they were going too fast, etc., but I would think an accident like that could have been avoided if the truck was at least a 3/4 ton...
ETA: here is a link to the photos on the Fire Department's Twitter page: https://twitter.com/BrightonFire/status/1139644924213649408
Exactly!
I see my fair share of the smaller "1/2 ton towable" 5th wheels come into the State Park we host at, being pulled by 1/2 tons. Those folks don't seem to have a problem. Then again they probably do not visit RV boards where the fear mongering runs rampant.
Sorry I edited my post after you quoted me. There is a large bump on this stretch of road. The posted speed limit is 75mph, so I wouldn't be surprised if this guy was going too fast and hit the bump and due to the light truck, it got out of control.
I think 1/2 tons are fine at towing things in some parts of the country. I wouldn't even think about it out here in CO though... high winds, the roads aren't great but have high speeds, etc.
