Looking at 5th wheels
I have a 3/4 ton duramax and was looking at different 5ers and discovered that I can tow only the small ones. I really wanted one 32 to 35ft. Any suggestions on some light weight ones, otherwise I wil...
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newrver327 wrote:
This is a update on my question, Looking at 5vrs. My truck is a 2009 duramax CCSB. The door sticker for gcvw 9200#,it has 3.73 gears, and it weighs approx. 6850# with a half tank of diesel and driver. By the time I add more fuel,another passenger and the hitch it leaves me with 1700# for the pin weight and all the extras I would also be adding.
What size tires are you running? If you've got the OEM 245/75R16 like mine is spec'd for, then jump up to 265's. You'll pick up about 900 lbs of tire capacity, which =should= put you over the RAW number. Frankly, if your pin puts you a bit over total payload, but under RAW and tire capacity, you'll be fine. Might want airbags to level things out, though.
Lyle
