Mobile Suites towed with short bed Dodge?

"Can a Mobile Suites be towed with a short bed Dodge, be it SRW or DRW?"

Yes, although a short bed dually is a pretty rare beast.

You can tow the space shuttle with a 1/2 ton pickup too.

Your not listening, SRW is out IMO :B DRW Mega Cab is even a debate. You will need IMO, a long wheel base dually to haul that pin weight.
90 degree jack knife situations are rarely needed and I avoid them if possible, especially on pavement. If you need to jack knife the rig you chose a spot to small.
But I'm sure someone will tell you what you want to hear :R
Good Luck and happy camping!

A short bed with a TrailAire air ride pin box with a B&W non slider in a short bed dually would be just fine.

I appreciate the advice and opinions on weights and believe the intent is sincere, but I still need some input on my original question. Can a Mobile Suites be towed with a short bed Dodge, be it SRW or DRW? Using a Pullrite hitch, which at 90 degrees will push the trailer back 14", is there enough clearance for the edge of the trailer to pass safely by the pickup cab? I know it was easy to assume that my present truck was the topic of discussion. The front end changes in mid 2012 seems to have made this impossible, but there is much confusion even in the DRV engineering dept. Because of the design change there is almost a two foot difference in the distance between the leading edge of the cap and the pin.

There has also been a great deal of discussion on GVWR, GCWR, factory specs and pin weight which I have appreciated. But I have yet to be able to ascertain the factory provided dry empty weight and pin weight of a 2010 36' MS. I cannot even find this information on the DRV Web site.

Can anyone help with this.

I was just at DVR.............(Who make Mobile Suites) on Wed,Toured the line....went from bare frame.....HUGE............... to Finished product....... and YOU NEED all the truck, you can get..........!!!!!!!!

These guys dont mess around..:E..EVERYTHING wieghs a ton on these MS, I believe, after seeing them built, comparing to other rigs........Went to THREE plants last week................You need a DRW AT LEAST......:W.......

Great rig.......I would buy in an instant, if looking for a full time rig...They Warrent for Full Time, maybe one or two other brands that do that also.


I saw with my own eyes .......How MASSIVE they build these.;)............GREAT RIG.but, very heavy.

This was posted on another thread on the forum:

"I'm trying to remember the last time I followed a manufactures gvwr much leas axel ratings, as In washignton st, you are legal to what you paid for, along with 20K per axel, as long as you have have at least 2-20" width tires. If smaller width tires, such as SW pickups, you get about 10K per axel, A typical pickumup dually will have enough tire for 20K lbs..........oh yeah, washington state DOES NOT recognize manufactures ratings as being law, legal or otherwise!"

Obviously this poster feels that that he is more knowledgeable than the manufacturer as to what he can safely tow. FWIW this seems to be a pretty common attitude.

45Ricochet wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
There is a guy in the park I am in that has a 36 MS and is towing it with a 2500 GM short bed.

Amazing!

Just make sure your departure times are on different days :W

Years ago I parked next to a Grand Teton at the storage yard. Finally after a year or so I got to meet the guy who owned it. Yep driving a 2500 :E

Maybe that's why it's in storage and not on the road?
I tow my 40' 15K (loaded) 5er with a 2500 but a teton would be nuts,even for me.

With my 36' MS hitched up I'm 7940 pounds on the drive axle. I think you will find that exceeds the tire ratings by a large amount. Tire load capacity should be on the sidewall of the tire.

And those of us who express concern are derided as the "weight police".

I don't think you can really blame it on the dealers any more than you can blame it on the owners. There are lots of people, even on this forum, that think you don't need anything over a 3/4 ton for most any type of towing. I've read posts by 3/4 ton owners that pull a 40' toyhauler and avow that "I can't even tell it's back there". And 1 ton owners that talk about pulling well over 20,000 lbs. with "no issues".

Apparently if it doesn't actually break into 2 pieces then there isn't an issue. :)