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fancypants
Explorer
Sep 14, 2016

Buying a 39' Keystone Alpine 3660 and picking up Oct. 1st.

What type of truck should I get to tow this size of a fifth wheel? Specs say it is 13,600 lbs. We are first time buyers of anything this large.... I keep getting mixed signals from dealerships. Some s...
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B_O__Plenty
Explorer II
Sep 19, 2016
If you are pulling a 5th wheel there is never any reason to not buy a 3500 series truck. They ride the same, the cost is about the same in many cases they are cheaper to license because they are based on their weight vs the value of the truck. A 2500 might be okay for pulling a travel trailer but not for a 5th wheel.

B.O.

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