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webejpn
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017

Did I just buy a 5th wheel?!?!?! What did I get into?

Some background. Been camping all my life. We recently sold our travel trailer that was sitting on some land we owned. We sold it with the land because I had no way to tow it hence why it sat at tha...
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dave17352
Explorer II
Jul 26, 2017
Abort unless you plan to just tow local. My fifth is rated to 12k. When I towed with my 2008 2500 duramax SRW I felt I was at my safety limit. I also disagree with the concept that bigger brakes are not necessary. The bigger brakes do make a difference. Your trailer brakes may fail for many reasons, lack of maintenance probably on the top of the list. You will have nice beefy disc brakes on a heavy duty truck. You will appreciate those in mountain driving. You will also appreciate a heavy duty tranny. JMHO

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