Dutchmen Voltage 3990

Kordog wrote:
Tom, that looks a lot like my list, but the I came across the Momentum line. Bought a 385th right away. Was torn between a Fuzion and a Voltage, but as soon as I saw the Momentum, I knew it was the one.

Good luck with your new TH!

That's one I haven't seen yet. We have been considering the Voltage but I have read about a lot of issues with them (screw heads popping off, slide-out issues, things like that).

As for towing, our Ram 3500 will handle it without issue.

Macman83 wrote:
I have a Voltage 3905 that scales 16,200 lbs. empty that I pull with a 2010 F-450 that scales 9260lbs with me and 1/2 tank of fuel. GCWR on the truck is 33K lbs. and the bigger brakes and wheels/tires do a great job. On the scale the pin weight was calculated to be 3720 lbs unloaded! That would be a lot of weight for a 3/4 ton truck, and was too much for my old F-350 SRW, even wit the airbags. Just putting out there what numbers I have been seeing.

The last half of this post is just about identical to my problem.
The pin weight and overall weight was the deciding factor for me. I too put airbags on my previous truck and the Voltage was just too much for that truck.

I have a Voltage 3905 that scales 16,200 lbs. empty that I pull with a 2010 F-450 that scales 9260lbs with me and 1/2 tank of fuel. GCWR on the truck is 33K lbs. and the bigger brakes and wheels/tires do a great job. On the scale the pin weight was calculated to be 3720 lbs unloaded! That would be a lot of weight for a 3/4 ton truck, and was too much for my old F-350 SRW, even wit the airbags. Just putting out there what numbers I have been seeing.

Hey Tom. I just bought a Voltage 3895 that is a little over 16k# empty and grosses at 19K#. I had a SRW Dodge 1 ton diesel I had to replace after the first camping trip. The old Dodge was rated at 16K# for trailer weight.
I went with a RAM 3500 Mega Cab with the AISIN transmission and 4.10 gears. I didn't want to have any issues with pulling hills, stopping, starting, curves, etc. I'm rated for 37,500 gross combined with this truck. GTW is around 28K# with a gooseneck, 25K# with a fifthwheel. A lot more capacity than I'll need. I pay a little in lower fuel mileage with the gearing but I am very comfortable towing with it.
Your camper is probably somewhere near mine in weight and capacities.
I probably could have gotten away with 3.73 gears or the 68RFE tranny(~23K# GTW) but I have a curvy driveway with a 22* slope to it. Blowing a tranny wasn't in my plans.
I spent a lot of time thinking about the weights and capacities of the truck and decided on overkill vs. just enough.

Tom, that looks a lot like my list, but the I came across the Momentum line. Bought a 385th right away. Was torn between a Fuzion and a Voltage, but as soon as I saw the Momentum, I knew it was the one.

Good luck with your new TH!

I have a 2012 f350. Drw. I'll have to look in the manual or the door to see what the tow rating is. I'm not 100% I thought 21k ish

Loaded, we're right at 19K with our 3950 without water. My 2011 Silverado 3500HD dually is a good match. The truck is rated at 21,100lbs. It's the only one of the 2011's rated for that weight.

My previous, a 39' Victory Lane was a good match for my '04 Ram 3500 dually, but after white knuckling the 3950 with the Ram for 3500 miles, I had to upgrade the truck.

Personally, if I had a 2012 that was rated for 21K (you didn't say what you have) I'd try it to see how it works out for your style of towing. But like me, be ready to change TV if your 3990 is too much.

Only YOU can be the judge of what is "too much" - some will tell you to go to a Class 8 hauler and others will tell you a 3/4 ton is fine.

whats the weight on the sunny brook?

I have a 39 foot sunnybrook. I tow with a 2008 gmc dully and never had a problem starting or stopping the rig. Good luck