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TexasNate
Explorer
Jul 24, 2023

Need advice if safe for my pickup to pull a heavy 5th wheel

Hi folks. We have a 2004 Ford F-350 6 liter diesel pickup. It's not a dually, unfortunately. Everything is stock other than headers and a cold air intake. We recently bought a 2016 Oakmont 5th wheel w...
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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jul 26, 2023
Veebyes wrote:
It is not pulling the thing, it is the stopping the thing.

Sooner, rather than later, there will be that split second situation when you will wish that you had a whole lot more truck. Some car will brake suddenly infront of you. You will go into an exit too fast. 16,000lbs of trailer will want to overtake a way too small truck. It won't be pretty.


I would say it a bit differently. Sure it can tow it, BUT can it HANDLE it in a panic lane change just for one example. The answer is NO.

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