Just exploring my 5'th wheel thoughts!
Hi all! Just bouncing some ideas around in my head & thought I'd throw it out there to get some opinions.... Started with a little class C & moved up to my present class A (Older 30' no slides). W...
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NAUTIQUE wrote:
Perhaps I worded some things incorrectly...
I only used the Artic Fox as a size example that looked nice to me.
So far it seems that the answer has been that you need a 1 ton dually, yet I see many 5th wheels being pulled by a 250/2500 (even some F150's!)?
I guess maybe I should have asked is - What options would a F250 need to be a good tow vehicle? And/or what 5'rs are tow-able by a F250? by a F350?
Under 12k GVW for a recent, like '15-18 m.y., 250/2500; under 16k for a SRW 350/3500; add 2-3k+ for a dually. RAM is the top of the line, IMO, for towing heavy FWs, with the Cummins/Asin combo and factory air bags and FW prep. My biggest issue is that it's still a Dodge. :-) My $0.02... FWIW, the '02 D'max in my sig has =less= payload than a Ford "Max/Max" with the Ecoboost engine, since '15, IIRC. Sucks...
Lyle
