2014 HD 2500 DIESEL Chevy Truck

Cummins12V98 wrote:

reddog7571 wrote:
Will the above truck safely handle a 38' 5th wheel?

Incredible!!! I repeat.......Did I give enough info so someone could give a good answer to my question??????

Do you REALLY think someone can give you an answer with that little info???????

Let's see 38' MobleSuites HE!! NO!

Sure op it will handle anything! Just put a set of bags and 19.5's and you are good to go.

Sorry just get irritated with people thinking everyone here is a mind reader. Then we get all these guesses to what the answer may be.

Sure are giving the guy a hard time that just joined up a day ago. Be a different story if he was bashing something. He just asking for help. Give him a break.

Sometimes we just have to do their homework for them. In another thread the OP states Big Country 3450 which has a GVWR of 15500 so the answer is NO a 2500 will not be the right TV for this trailer. Chris

http://www.heartlandrvs.com/#!dview=modeldetail&c=luxuryfw&sc=BC&m=295&ajax=?

reddog7571 wrote:
Will the above truck safely handle a 38' 5th wheel?

Incredible!!! I repeat.......Did I give enough info so someone could give a good answer to my question??????

Do you REALLY think someone can give you an answer with that little info???????

Let's see 38' MobleSuites HE!! NO!

Sure op it will handle anything! Just put a set of bags and 19.5's and you are good to go.

Sorry just get irritated with people thinking everyone here is a mind reader. Then we get all these guesses to what the answer may be.

reddog7571 wrote:
Will the above truck safely handle a 38' 5th wheel?

Depends on the trailers actual wet pin weight.
The Big Country 3450 sows to be a 15500 GVWR trailer with a 3000 lb CCC.
This trailer has a 3100 lb pin weight potential if its loaded to 15500 lbs.

The 2500 GM has a 6200 RAWR and can weigh 3000 lb on the rear axle when empty. Now add a 250 lb hitch and another 250 lbs for gear and people = 3500 lbs on the rear axle. Now add 3100 lb pin weight = 6500-6600 lbs.

Your 2500 GM Dmax/A will have no problems pulling a 15500 lb trailer....... as any 3/4 ton truck it simply doesn't have the RAWR for carrying that much pin weight.
You would have to upgrade the rear spring set/tires and wheels for more capacity ......which is what GM does with the 3500 SRW truck.

It is not nice to post the same question twice!

fla-gypsy wrote:
Depends, can't be specific without more info.

OP has another post stating Heartland Big Country 3450, which would require a 3500 SRW as a minimum.

Jerry

reddog7571 wrote:
Will the above truck safely handle a 38' 5th wheel?

Could not even imagine this is within capacity as just with my 28' 5'er, i am slightly over capacity. I weighed at scales and my 2015 2500 truck was few hundered lbs over GVW.

Depends, can't be specific without more info.

Find out what the 5er's GVW is..Ignore "dry" or "empty" weights, including "dry" pin weight. No one tows a 5er dry or empty....Use the GVW and let us know what it is...Take 20% of that and that will give you a ball park of how much pin weight you might put in the bed of your truck...

It would definitely help to know the GVW of the 38' 5er you're talking to us about.

Same axle as a 3500. If to heavy you can upgrade your springs or tires to be as stout as a 3500. I had a 08 2500 and now drive a 3500 hundred. There is a definite difference.