Fifth wheel too heavy for my truck?

Ryno86 wrote:
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 my concern is my payload. My truck has a gvwr of 9200, a payload of 2290, a max trailer weight of 13,600, and a gcwr of 22,000. The trailer I am looking to purchase has a gvwr of 9900, a payload of 1574, and a pin weight of 1660. I travel with my wife, 2 kids, and 2 dogs totaling about 525. And I assume a hitch would weight in at around 160. Is my truck going to be able to handle this or should I stick with my bumper pull? Thanks for any guidance.

The combo in my sig puts my truck over my GCRW and right at the limit on RAWR. However, I run 265 tires, which gives me about 600 lbs over the RAWR and about 900 lbs more tire capacity than the OEM 245 tires. I don't think I've ever come close to the 11,320 GVW from the sticker, but I've been well over 10k, and I feel it. Just a rough ride. Have I ever felt white-knuckled? Not really, even on the grades here in AZ. Without looking, I'd put money on you having several hundred lbs more payload than my '02. With an under-10K GVW FW, you should have no problems, IMO.

FWIW, I have little sag, but am solid on the overloads; maybe 2-2.5" drop, max.

Lyle