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Sandia_Man
Oct 18, 2014Explorer II
Unless you put a military tank in the back it will never have a tongue weight as light as 1500#. Stated dry weight is 15K and GVWR is 20K, 5ers have pin weight of 20% or better, whether that puts this toyhauler in 3/4 ton truck territory is up to you, but it's a bit more than I would be willing to take on. These TH manufacturers must use special math, at 15K# dry-weight with no toys loaded, pin-weight will certainly be higher than 2K# on a 42' rig.
Definitely 1 ton diesel dually territory with a 20K# GVWR and it will have it's hands full when rig is fully loaded. Our TT TH dry and tongue weight was much heavier than what manufacturer stated and the pinweight on this Evergreen TH doesn't appear to be real world accurate. Even if it is accurate that is a lot of TH for a 3/4 ton truck, it would pull it but can't imagine towing comfort would be ideal.
Evergreen makes some very nice towables and this TH is very sharp. Toyhaulers are heavy creatures with very large tanks, with many having a couple of fuel tanks as well. Pin and tongue weights increase dramatically when lightly loaded or without any toys onboard, we have had our TH for a few years and now travel about half the time with no toys onboard. There are a few TH 5ers that can be towed by 3/4 ton trucks, but this 42' rig really requires more heft than any 3/4 ton truck can currently provide.
Definitely 1 ton diesel dually territory with a 20K# GVWR and it will have it's hands full when rig is fully loaded. Our TT TH dry and tongue weight was much heavier than what manufacturer stated and the pinweight on this Evergreen TH doesn't appear to be real world accurate. Even if it is accurate that is a lot of TH for a 3/4 ton truck, it would pull it but can't imagine towing comfort would be ideal.
Evergreen makes some very nice towables and this TH is very sharp. Toyhaulers are heavy creatures with very large tanks, with many having a couple of fuel tanks as well. Pin and tongue weights increase dramatically when lightly loaded or without any toys onboard, we have had our TH for a few years and now travel about half the time with no toys onboard. There are a few TH 5ers that can be towed by 3/4 ton trucks, but this 42' rig really requires more heft than any 3/4 ton truck can currently provide.
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