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cruising_spud
Explorer II
Jul 25, 2013

Fifth Wheel Weight and a Truck

We currently have a Class C but have started thinking about a fifth wheel as a possibility for our next rv.

My question is about fifth wheels and trucks needed to pull them.

I am looking at two different fifth wheels.

One has: a maximum GVWR of 15,000
a base weight of 11,600
a hitch weight of 2,500
This fifth wheel measures 29'5"


The other has: a maximum GVWR of 17,500
a base weight of either (there are three models)
12,600 and 12,280 and 11,900
a hitch weight of 2,690 and 2,570 and 2,560
These fifth wheels measure 32'11"

My question is-what size truck would we need to pull these fifth wheels?

Thank you for your input.