First Timer :)

Funkeytaste wrote:
Hello everyone, we are looking to make our first purchase on a new fifth wheel, and spent a few months looking. We have narrowed it down to a new 2015 Keystone Avalanche 360RB.

Couple questions.
First has anyone had an experience with this model, and comparing this to the quality of the competition how does it match up?

Also I have a 2006 Dodge 3500 Diesel SRW, will this be enough to tow that trailer?

says on the Keystone website that its 12,725 Shipping weight

Thanks in advance,
Nathaniel

That's a big FW for a SRW truck, though it will likely handle the load. You're looking at between 3,000 and 4,000 lbs on the pin, if loaded to the 15,500 GVW, especially if you install a washer/dryer. Double-check your truck's numbers and see if they will work. Don't use brochure numbers, use the actual numbers off the door. You'll be adding at least 1 passenger, the hitch and "stuff" in your truck, all of which must be subtracted from the placard payload to get a net payload you can handle with that truck. It adds up fast.

First recommendation is to change the tires from the (likely) Chinese factory junk to a good LT, at minimum; Michelins or Bridgestone Duravis. If you have wheels that will handle 110 psi, go to an H rated tire. Your life will be a =lot= easier if you do.

Lyle