Has Anyone Used This Configuration?

mattmountz94 wrote:

DallasSteve wrote:

darsben1 wrote:
But why? You can get a fifth wheel layout in a regular TT and it does away with the stairs.

I'm interested in full-time living and at the larger sizes the bumper-pull trailers seem to have a more limited selection of layouts. For example, I toured a fifth wheel at an RV show that had a second bedroom and above it was also a loft. It was an impressive (and large and expensive) layout. I haven't seen one of those in a bumper-pull, but maybe they are out there. Bumper-pull trailers also seem to be more limited in which ones have a W/D hookup, although I have seen a few with that feature. I think I've also seen a few fifth wheels with ceiling fans, but not bumper-pull trailers (except a few park models which is bigger than I want).

To tow with a properly rated vehicle you will need a truck to pull most 5th wheels. So the dolly is just pointless. You aren't going to pull a 12k 5th wheel with a Tahoe

You could easily tow a 12k fiver with a Tahoe with that setup. Not saying it would be a good idea but you could do it. Just about any of today's V8s have plenty of power to pull the weight it's just the vehicles they come in don't have the payload. That dolly takes all the pin weight and has very little tongue weight so that isn't a problem. It's the same way that a Tundra can pull a 300k space shuttle.