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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rollindowntheroad wrote:
I went to Towingplanner.com. They have a way you can calculate the Maximum Loaded Trailer weight that you can tow using the payload. I had all the other numbers they asked. According to that I can tow a Maximum weight of 7,600 to 11,400 lbs.
It's such a large range because of different types of trailers can vary greatly in tongue weights. Fivers are usually between 20-25%, bumper pulls 10-15% and boats 5-7%. The boats are again another way that manufacturers get away with advertising such high tow ratings as they have much lighter tongue weights than standards trailers.
