Fifth Wheel Shopping Help
Hello. Looking for opinions on the capability of our truck as far as towing a 5th wheel. I took a break from Rv shopping for a few months and am back at it again. We really want a 5th wheel with a ...
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Forget the dry weight and base your weight decisions on the trailers GVWR and 20% of the GVWR of the trailer for the trailer pin weight. Look at your trucks payload sticker...the yellow sticker inside the drivers door. Take the estimated pin weight (not the lie in the brochure) plus the weight of the hitch, plus passengers, plus cargo. This total needs to be below the payload sticker weight of the truck.
Our pin weight is closer to 22% of the trailer GVWR. So typically they run 18% to 22% once loaded.
Ignore the truck brochure for MAXIMUM 5th wheel capacity. A 3/4 ton truck will reach the payload capacity, rear axle GAWR of the trucks GVWR long before you reach the max towing or GCWR.
Ken
Our pin weight is closer to 22% of the trailer GVWR. So typically they run 18% to 22% once loaded.
Ignore the truck brochure for MAXIMUM 5th wheel capacity. A 3/4 ton truck will reach the payload capacity, rear axle GAWR of the trucks GVWR long before you reach the max towing or GCWR.
Ken
