Dual rear wheel or single rear wheel?
Hello all!! Brand new here to the forum. I have just purchased and brought home our new 5th wheel(with a buddies truck)and I am getting mixed reviews on which setup to get. Our 5th wheel is a Palomi...
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Wild Card wrote:
Other than weight...that may just be inside a SRW specs. Lets add a 40ft x 13'6" sail at 17000#. If your only pulling it 200 miles a few times a year on near flat ground dont worry. Pull it 10, 15000 mileds a year in the mountains you might re concider
We have pulled our 16k 39'4" x 13' 3" full high profile to Arizona and back twice. The 2000 mile trip down this year included a swing thru NM for the Balloon Fiesta and the 2000 mile trip home included a swing thru San Diego with 40-50 mph winds in I-8 in South California. Also climbed from Sealevel near the Arizona/Calf state line to over 4000 feet in a very short distance. The year before with went over into Idaho and down 93 in Nevada with 40 MPH cross winds. Lots of passes to climb and come back down.
Both of these round trips included strong winds and mountain passes. Never thought I needed a dually for extra stability.
I would not do this with a pre 2013 RAM, Pre 2017 Ford or pre 2016 GM SRW. Those are the model years that each greatly improve their frames.
