Help with choosing our 5th wheel (and truck)

4x4ord wrote:
Whether you buy Ram Ford or GM is strictly a matter of personal choice. You will want a dually. Mobile Suite, as suggested by Cummins, is probably the 5th wheel manufacturer I’d recommend as well. If you buy a Ford I would choose 2020 or newer and an F350 with 3.55 gears over a F450. The 450 has a tighter turning radius which would be nice but I would find the 4.30 rear end much less desirable than 3.55 gears which can be selected on an f350. The 450 is geared for much heavier work than towing an RV. 100k is more than what is needed to purchase a new F350 Platinum with the Diesel engine. Everyone has their own idea as to what hitch to get. B&W makes a hitch that most are 100% satisfied with …. It’s a little heavy to put in and out.

I've been window shopping this weekend and there are very few new F350 duallys out there, with a crew can and a long bed. We almost found one and then it was "spoken for" within the hour. I was hoping for a high-end trim, just to get the safety features like the blind spot monitors etc. Dealers just don't have enough new trucks "due to the semiconductor chip shortage" (that's what they tell us). It's a great time to be selling a truck, not so much for buying one.