Is This Enough Truck for 5th Wheel??
Hey guys, Newbie here and would like any advice from all the vet's out there. The wife and I just (impulsively) purchased a 5th wheel a week ago and to let you know how impulsive it was...I don'...
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So I'm tracking down both activities but for this question I need to know if the truck I'm considering is enough. First, background on the 5th wheel. It's a Rockwood Signature Ultra Lite 8281WS. It's roughly 8600lb's empty.
The 2500 I-6 Cummins in a Dodge/Ram will do fine for your 10k gvwr trailer. I have a '03 Dodge/Cummins I-6 and pulls a 11000+ lb 5th wheel rv trailer and tri axle GN trailers and others up to 160000 lbs with the truck.
I see a new 8280WS has around 8700 lb dry weight and around 1300 CCC = 10k gvwr trailer which means around a 2000 lb pin weight.
Gas or diesel Dodge/Ram trucks have a 6000-6500 lb rawr for carrying payloads in the beds. These trucks rear axle may weigh in the 2800-3000 lb ranges leaving any where from a 3000 lb up to 3500 lb payload.....all depending on which rawr you have.
Non of the 2500 Dodge/Ram I-6 Cummins diesel trucks will have any issues pulling or carrying hitch loads with that size 5th wheel rv trailer. Good match up.
