Light 5th Wheels
Hi all. Been lurking for a couple of years and researching 5vers and TTs. Probably looking to buy sometime this year. This will be my first towing experience and my girlfriend and I will use it pri...
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Camper117 wrote:
I too am having a hard time finding a 5th wheel that I am comfortable with. I have a 2014 F250 diesel and would have thought that that could pull just about anything, but that doesn't appear to be the case. I was originally going to go the toy hauler route, but was convinced in that forum that it was too heavy for my truck (hitch weight of 3000 lbs.). Then decided to go with a 5th wheel and like the Grand Design 323BHS, which has a hitch weight of 1970 lbs.
I thought that was doable, but learned about the yellow tire and payload sticker on the door jamb of the truck. It says that the passenger and cargo weight should not exceed 1976 pounds. To me that pretty much rules out that camper.
Do you guys agree, and if so are there any 5th wheels that I could tow safely, or should I just stay with the travel trailer? I've only had the truck for a year, so trading up is not an option now. Guess I should have gotten a 350.
What the tire loading # means, is that your truck weighs 8,024 lbs., and you have 1,976 lbs. left, before you go over 10,000 lbs. GVWR.
A 250 will not be rated higher than 10,000, even if it had the exact same springs, tires/wheels, as the 350.
Yes, you should have gotten the 350, due to the heavy diesel. Will your truck be safe over 1,976 payload? You have to decide. I would make that truck work, within reason, if it were mine.
Jerry
