1/2 ton towable FW

rhagfo wrote:

Me Again wrote:

x96mnn wrote:
Need more info on your half ton. Not all half ton models are towable by every half ton. They list a 12000pd fifth wheel as half ton towable as there are two half tons on the market that can do it. A Chev and Ford configured a certain way, can tow 12000pds and payloads around 2000pds. Similar truck loaded up may only tow 9000pds with 1300pds of payload based on its gears and the extras added.

Prize for best answer so far. Chris

X2!

The issue with 1/2 ton 5er is that if the TV states MAX trailer, that is for the stripper model of a Max tow Max pay load. Every pound added to the TV is a pound less the TV can tow, most are at less than 10,000#. Those "1/2 tons" have GVWR that are about 95%+ of total axle capacity, making it easy to be within GVWR and over rear GAWR!

X3.....There are some small 5er's that don't fit the bill of the OP's that he could tow...but if he is talking slides, you're talking more and more weight..

.and the OP should be using GVW of any 5er he is looking at...don't go by "empty" or "dry weights" because no one tows a 5er, going camping, dry or empty....and take 20% of the 5er's GVW to get a "ball park" of how much pin weight you'll put in the bed of your truck, and add another 200# for a 5er hitch...


also if you'll be towing in the mountains, you really may not be happy with the results, and your truck may not like it, if you go with a 5er that fits your want's.. If flat land towing...would be a little different..but you still have to be able to maintain a safe speed.

I'm thinking like others OP needs to weigh his truck and compare the weights to how much room he has left on the rear axle to add a hitch and the pin weight of the 5er....and make sue he has "E" rated tires and his truck and not Passenger tires...