MITSUBISHI FUSO FE84D good for pulling 5er?

The first question would be - how large of fifth whl are you talking? A 24' or 42' toy hauler loaded down?

Bill

This will be our first 5th wheel...just my wife and I ...looking for comfort! I'm guessing we will be looking around 30 feet.

I'm a mechanic and like the trucks with swing off cab. Also looking for a comfortable ride. Ram 2500 I've driven is pretty darn hard!

Jack Mayer

Bill

Freightliner Sportchassis are pretty nice.

check the payload that is the most important feature. And that's where every Japanese p/u fails miserably so far. You really need a one ton truck for 5ver towing tho people use 3/4 ton trucks. I looked, briefly, on the net for the specs of that truck and they were not easily available.

OK I found two mentions of towing capacity one state 2950# and the other 3500# both are grossly inadequate. Maybe they have a new improved model?

Lots and Lots of info on this over here:

http://www.rvnetwork.com/

Check out any thread about MDT (Medium Duty Trucks)

sailbode1 wrote:
Instead of Dodge, GMC, or Ford pickup trucks, I'm wondering about a medium size cab and chassis from Izuzu, or volvo, or freightliner?
Any and all advise appreciated

A =lot= of these are used Down Under, to tow some pretty decent-sized FWs. Also, if you check out images of their "caravans", you'll notice that there is a lot more room between the in and the center of the axles, so even a smaller FW can have a lot more weight on the pin. Contact RobertRyan, an Aussie who regularly posts here, for more info. He also has posted a lot of pics over the years, too.

Lyle

sailbode1 wrote:
Instead of Dodge, GMC, or Ford pickup trucks, I'm wondering about a medium size cab and chassis from Izuzu, or volvo, or freightliner?
Any and all advise appreciated

If you look you will see many folks towing 5ers with road tractors. And honestly, a good used one will go for less than a big 3 pickup. Plus the wheelbase on a single axle can be shorter than the WB on a pickup. From what I can tell. there really is no downside to using a road tractor to tow a 5er..


As for capacity, a Freightliner Volvo or Izuzu tractor as a daily chore tow more than 5ers weigh. And if you are thinking about durability. The GMC diesels are Izuzu.

Me, I'd pick the Freightliner for comfort.

One down side I see is once you are parked you have to drive a bigrig around where ever you go. I would much rather drive my Dodge than a FL or Pete around town

Chris