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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MFL wrote:
I too suspect that 1K added to dry wt of FW would be closer to what I would call lightly loaded. You should have weighed your truck fully loaded, fuel, people, and gear, add 200 lbs for hitch. That would have given a more accurate rear axle wt, which is most important, due to almost all pin wt will go to that axle. The RAWR is the number that matters MOST. In your case 6340 RAWR minus your scaled wt of empty truck (which is not going to be empty when traveling) 2,760, would indicate you could add 3,580 more to the rear axle.
I tow my FW with a F250 6.2 3.73 with 6-speed. My FW GVWR is 12,110, and I do not load it that heavy. I lock out 6th, tow in 5th, works great. I would not be happy towing over 12K with my truck.
Your truck will work, but near it's limit, which can sometimes be unpleasant towing against the wind, and steep uphills, that will need high RPM.
Jerry
I think MFL has it covered, with a gas engine you will likely exceed towing capacity before exceeding payload on the TV. You want either 3.73 or 4.10's as a rear gear.
