First 5er, Weight Questions
Picking up my first 5th wheel in a couple weeks. 2004 National Rage'n Toy Hauler -30ft -UVW: 8160 lbs -Carrying Capacity: 4867 lbs - GVWR: 13,920 lbs 75 gal fresh water tank, 15 gal LPG, not s...
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jerem0621 wrote:
My dad had a 15k wet fiver with his 03 2500 Ram QC 2WD CTD. He used it for work and towed it all over the country. He put about 30k miles on that combo. He uses a time based brake controller and a Curt 20k sliding hitch. The truck now has about 250k miles and still runs like a champ. Truck was level when hitched up.
But, he now pulls a fiver that is about 8,500 lbs dry and he is much happier. After all those miles he found the day that the wind was right and blew him all over the road with that 15k rig. He sold it shortly after that.
The old one was pretty old and he wanted a newer one. The new one hardly squats the truck.
Imho you won't even give the truck a decent workout with that tiny fiver. And that's based on real world evidence watching my Dad and his truck over the past 10 years.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
The OP's trailer is 14K loaded. In short he will exceed all his trucks towing parameters.
In the end your dad got "scared straight" and downsized his 15K trailer. What makes you think the OP's 14K GVW trailer will be so different.
