4 Wheel Drive or not
We are buying a Heartland Bighorn 3875 FB fifth wheel which the GVRW is rated at 16,000 lbs. and the hitch weight is listed at 3010 lbs. We originally wanted to buy a Silverado 3500 4X4 long bed diese...
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I got a 4X4 because it came with the model I wanted. Couldn't really see any practical benefit, and in the first year I never used it.
But on two occasions this year, once in Atlanta at Stone Mountain and once in Indiana at a state campground, I was given a spot that required me to back up, uphill, on gravel to hook up to my 5th wheel trailer. Both times, I started to dig holes in 2-wheel, but when put into 4-wheel, it backed up perfectly with no spinning. Those big truck tires can dig quite a hole in a single second!
Anyway, glad I have a 4X4, but if faced with the choice vs the expense, I'm not sure what I'd do.
But on two occasions this year, once in Atlanta at Stone Mountain and once in Indiana at a state campground, I was given a spot that required me to back up, uphill, on gravel to hook up to my 5th wheel trailer. Both times, I started to dig holes in 2-wheel, but when put into 4-wheel, it backed up perfectly with no spinning. Those big truck tires can dig quite a hole in a single second!
Anyway, glad I have a 4X4, but if faced with the choice vs the expense, I'm not sure what I'd do.
