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Wannabetravelin
Explorer
Jul 06, 2014

99 34ft fifth or 04 37ft fifth how much difference in towing

We currently have a 34ft Mobile Scout by Sunnybrook 1999, I want to upgrade possibly to a 04 Mobile Suites by Doubletree 37ft. We have a 2000 Ford F350 for towing. How much harder or challenging wou...
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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jul 07, 2014
You really do need a Dually to tow a 36' or longer MS. Ours is a 36SB3 with 4,500# pin weight and combined is around 28K. The RV weighs in at about 19K. The truck handles the load very well. Any of the newer 350/3500 Dually trucks will do the job. I would not waste the money on a 450.

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