5th Wheel Newbie
We are purchasing a 2014 Alpine and have checked all the weight specifications for my 2013 Chevy HD250 Diesel crew cab. Checked the unloaded weight of the 5th wheel, 12400 unloaded, carrying capacity ...
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wirenutz wrote:
Thats a big trailer, but a congrats is in order first, I have seen just what your going to do many times out there on the road, now you can expect the weight police on this sight to pounce all over your post, so what I am saying is your truck will pull it fine, but dont expect to be the first one to the top of the pass, you also may find some "chucking" between the trailer and the truck, as in your trailer will be pushing your truck, sort of a back and forth motion that you will fill in the cab of the truck, have fun and enjoy yourself and dont let this site weight police get you down
You are correct about the weight police... I was beat up about towing a 19,000 lb. fiver with a one ton high output with 4:10 gears. Just make sure you give yourself enough space between you and other cars in front of you. People like to hit their brakes for no reason... Congrats and enjoy.
