Fifth wheel too heavy for my truck?
Hello all, I am new to the forums and looking for some help. I currently own a 2008 GMC Sierra 2500hd 4x4 w/ duramax/Allison. I am thinking about trading in my travel trailer for a fifth wheel, but ...
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donn0128 wrote:
From my proapective and having towed a similar weight fiver with a 2500HD Im going to say you will,hate the experience.
My 2004 similarly equipped with two adults and a large dog scaled at 7500 pounds. With fiver hitched scaled weight was 10,500 pounds. RAWR was way over tire rating, and it sagged like a mother. Pulled fine thanks to the D/A combination, but was simply not enough truck. Up graded to a dually and the difference was night and day. There is no way in heck I would suggest you will be OK. But, you will need to find out for yourself whether your comfortable or not.
Donn, not sure how you can make a statement like "Im going to say you will,hate the experience"!!
If the 5er truly has a 9,900# GVWR and not dry weight, even if dry with a 1,574# payload that is still only 11,474.
I don't know how you were over rear GAWR and tire, minimum tire would be 245/75-16 at 3,042# capacity with a rear axles of 6,084#, I am still 500# shy of that and I have a bunch of stuff in my bed mounted tool box.
We need to OP to post some real weights, to even have an idea if he will be close. Maybe I am lucky as my 2001 Ram was optioned with a Camper Package, and the optional 265/75-16 tires at 3,415# capacity each.
I do agree that it is irresponsible to state no problem go for it. There may be decisions the OP needs to make about the TV's GVWR.
