3500 truck towing HT 5th wheel - Workable?
We have a GMC 3500 and am wondering if there are any issues with towing a HT type 5th wheel trailer. We had a 35ft Montana that we sold and want to get a 30 to 32 ft 5th wheel, but most with the floo...
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Dry weights of 8-9000 lbs are high with pins only 1400 lbs. Thats barely 15% for pin weight.
Biggest issue will be the height difference between the 5th over hang and the top of the trucks bed rails. 1/2 ton 5ers tend to have lower front over hangs and 1/2 tons bed rails are lower so they match up well. The issue will be that you won't hardly get any sag when dropping 16-1700 lbs in the bed. So setting up the pin and 5th hitch will be tougher when trying to get the 5er level.
Best thing to do is measure your trucks bed rails and then measure the new 5th wheels front overhang and crunch the numbers.
I did tow a mid profile 1/2 ton style 5er with a 3/4 ton truck and had no issues with clearance. The 5er was 1+" high in the front.
Biggest issue will be the height difference between the 5th over hang and the top of the trucks bed rails. 1/2 ton 5ers tend to have lower front over hangs and 1/2 tons bed rails are lower so they match up well. The issue will be that you won't hardly get any sag when dropping 16-1700 lbs in the bed. So setting up the pin and 5th hitch will be tougher when trying to get the 5er level.
Best thing to do is measure your trucks bed rails and then measure the new 5th wheels front overhang and crunch the numbers.
I did tow a mid profile 1/2 ton style 5er with a 3/4 ton truck and had no issues with clearance. The 5er was 1+" high in the front.
