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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schlep1967 wrote: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
There are other things to consider. Like registration fees. If the 1 ton is not necessary, and it is not for the size 5th wheel he is looking at, why pay the extra registration fee every year?
As said the age old 3/4 ton mistake , registration is minimal compared to having to get the right tow vehicle . It’s seldom once someone starts with a small fifth wheel they stay with one .
