richfaa wrote:
We have never purchased a used truck or Rv. We have had 6 Rv's and three trucks over the years. Trucks have warranties and Rv's have one or two year warranties. The vast majority of problems will be within the warranty period. After that a extended warranty is a good idea. We like new.
donasmocha wrote:
My husband and I are newbies we have been in a 30 ft travel trailer for 9 months and want to get a fifth wheel now. We bought a 2014 heavy duty Silverado 2500 z71 4x4 in Nov. now we are looking for a new or used trailer. Question which one? some have said used then some said new we are so confused! Help!
KATOOM wrote:donasmocha wrote:
NC Hauler, Thanks for the info I do know that my husband made sure that we got a 4.0 ratio on the axle on the truck and other things cause he knows all that stuff. He's good at that kind of thing. But I am still going to MAKE SURE that he reads this and checks our truck to weights and other so when we do look we will be ahead of game. Yes money does play a role in buying. we don't want to have to buy another trailer for a long time. We got talked into this one that we have now and wish we had taken our time but was rushed into it. this is our first one. That's why we now want a bigger one but better cause we will be living in it full time.
I dont think there is any "perfect" trailer and there's nothing wrong with having more than one over the years. Picking the right one forever is impossible as your needs and wants change over time. When we started RVing we went very cheap and very old so that we could get an idea of what we wanted.....or if we even liked RVing. Years later we found we loved it and saved to get a newer larger one. We're enjoying what we have but I can see where sometime in the future we'll be looking for another one thats probably not so big because there will be less of us packed in there as the kids are older and busy with their own schedules. Just get something that you like and have fun while you still can.....
donasmocha wrote:
NC Hauler, Thanks for the info I do know that my husband made sure that we got a 4.0 ratio on the axle on the truck and other things cause he knows all that stuff. He's good at that kind of thing. But I am still going to MAKE SURE that he reads this and checks our truck to weights and other so when we do look we will be ahead of game. Yes money does play a role in buying. we don't want to have to buy another trailer for a long time. We got talked into this one that we have now and wish we had taken our time but was rushed into it. this is our first one. That's why we now want a bigger one but better cause we will be living in it full time.
donasmocha wrote:
NC Hauler, Thanks for the info I do know that my husband made sure that we got a 4.0 ratio on the axle on the truck and other things cause he knows all that stuff. He's good at that kind of thing. But I am still going to MAKE SURE that he reads this and checks our truck to weights and other so when we do look we will be ahead of game. Yes money does play a role in buying. we don't want to have to buy another trailer for a long time. We got talked into this one that we have now and wish we had taken our time but was rushed into it. this is our first one. That's why we now want a bigger one but better cause we will be living in it full time.
NC Hauler wrote:donasmocha wrote:
My husband and I are newbies we have been in a 30 ft travel trailer for 9 months and want to get a fifth wheel now. We bought a 2014 heavy duty Silverado 2500 z71 4x4 in Nov. now we are looking for a new or used trailer. Question which one? some have said used then some said new we are so confused! Help!
I will answer your question as suggested by another. I would look for a good used unit. Now for some extra information that others are trying to pass on to you or that, in your decison on what 5er to get, you should use in your equation on what 5er to purchase....You will need to look at the "numbers" on your 2014 Chevy 2500...ie, payload, GVWR(gross vehicle weight rating), GCWR (gross combined weight rating...what truck and 5er together is recommended to weigh), and RAWR(rear axle weight rating, what your rear axle can handle as far as weight goes).
You may have to nix some heavier 5er's, . Don't know what the payload of your truck is, but you will be adding approx. 200# for a 5er hitch and whatever 5er you opt to purchase, you will want to use it's GVW to try to ballpark it's "pin weight", the amount of weight you'll put in the bed of your truck when you hitch up to the 5th wheel, (usually 20% of the 5er's weight). You may not load the 5er to it's max GVW, but it's best to try to match the 5er to your truck to make sure your towing experience is a good one.
hope this helped, I know you didn't ask for this information, but it will be most important to look at the weights of the 5th wheels to make sure you match the right 5er to your truck.....good luck and safe travels to you :)
donasmocha wrote:
My husband and I are newbies we have been in a 30 ft travel trailer for 9 months and want to get a fifth wheel now. We bought a 2014 heavy duty Silverado 2500 z71 4x4 in Nov. now we are looking for a new or used trailer. Question which one? some have said used then some said new we are so confused! Help!
