2017 f250 towing fifth wheel
I have a 2017 F250 Single wheel and am looking to get a toy hauler. Truck is a crew cab short bed and will have a B&W slider hitch. Im new to fifth wheel rv's and was lookin a suggestion on what size ...
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CampingN.C. wrote:
Welcome to the forum and congrats on the new camper. One of the first things you'll learn on here is that there's two crowds of people.
One that thinks if you go one pound over any of your weight ratings your truck will fall apart and you'll be sued before you can get to the first stop light. They will tell you you're crazy for looking at 5th wheels with a 250 and that you're a fool for not buying a dually.
Then there are those of us that know current class 2 trucks (F250) are a very capable truck and built almost entirely identical to a F350 single wheel. This crowd will care much more about the RAWR and tire ratings on a truck and not the "payload' rating. Your truck will gross out at 10K like every other 250/2500 regardless of make, engine or options. This 10k limit is an arbitrary number established by the government.
Personally I would tell you to keep your shopping to units with no more than 3000lb LOADED pin weight. I just purchased a 13000lb toyhauler with roughly 2800ln pin weight and my truck squatted exaclty one inch.
If you shop strictly on your available payload per door sticker you'll be all but limited to large travel trailers and very small 5th wheels.
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Payload rating is meaningless on diesel 3/4 tons. OP, stick to your axle and tire ratings and you'll be golden and completely legal.
