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 ...
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350/3500 1 ton full size dually for any of those
And forget about them published hitch weights (pin weight) as they are 'dry' numbers and will increase when rig is loaded up ready to go camping.
Using 20% of GVWR will get you closer to actual camping ready pin weight
Trucks cargo capacity/payload capacity is what gets eaten up fastest.
And with those GVWR numbers you are into dually territory
And forget about them published hitch weights (pin weight) as they are 'dry' numbers and will increase when rig is loaded up ready to go camping.
Using 20% of GVWR will get you closer to actual camping ready pin weight
Trucks cargo capacity/payload capacity is what gets eaten up fastest.
And with those GVWR numbers you are into dually territory
