Advice on towing a 5th wheel
We plan to buy a new travel trailer that is 30'2" total length and about 6300 lbs dry. We also plan on upgrading our tow vehicle since we have been towing with an SUV. However, we recently found a 5...
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cummins2014 wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:Sarah8 wrote:
Thank you! This is really helping. I wondered about the pin weight "wet". Really hoping to get by with a 3/4. It says hitch weight is 1338 with a GVWR of 10195. So I should expect a pin weight of like 2,240??? That's a big difference. It's supposed to be one of the lighter 5th wheels with no slides in the bedroom.
That advertised hitch weight of 1338 is the DRY pin weight based on the DRY published weight of 5th wheel
Yes...wet pin could be 2240 (22% of GVWR)
Any recent 250/2500 truck will handle & carry that weight OK
Why all the advice on 250/2500, knowing full well the 1 ton is the better choice in many ways :h
I agree yet we have many that just get a 3/4 ton and bag it and go don’t worry about ratings!
The OP has not yet purchased a TV, why encourage them to get something that will put them over ratings from day one!
There is no size difference between a 3/4 ton and a one ton SRW. Many will say there isn’t any difference than the VIN and Payload tag. That may be but I am a lot happier being below those numbers than above them.
I will always say the worst feature of 5th wheels is how stable they tow! One can be way over GVWR and axle and a good set of bags and tires and one will likely never have a white knuckle experience.
