Need Advice on Used 5er Purchase
My wife and I are looking to purchase our first rv. We have a 2000 Chevy ck2500 5.7L crewcab shortbox with towing package and 4:10 gears. It only has 70K miles and I am the original owner so I know i...
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Prior to the tow wars of 2005 the ratings of trucks were nowhere near what they are today. Need to weigh your truck and check it's ratings. Example I have a 2004 F350. When you read the charts, once you get to 20,000# GVWR it just stops. Add the DRW's no change, add 4.10 rear no change, add the diesel no change. A post 2005 F350 dually is like 26,000# GVWR. All of a sudden you get credit. So while it looks like I have overkill, technically I'm at the 20,000# GVWR limit of my truck. Looking at 2000 tow guides you are pushing the limits. Every truck is different and you need to look up your specific truck ratings.
The 8,200# on a 2008 Sundance is a dry weight. After we loaded ours and did a couple of upgrades we added about 1,500# so that 8,200# trailer when loaded is probably closer to 9,000# plus ready to roll and a pin weight of 1,800 to 2,000#. My Sundance runs around 22%. The Sundance was the right trailer for us but you need to look at how you will use it and go from there.
Enjoy whichever unit you pick.
The 8,200# on a 2008 Sundance is a dry weight. After we loaded ours and did a couple of upgrades we added about 1,500# so that 8,200# trailer when loaded is probably closer to 9,000# plus ready to roll and a pin weight of 1,800 to 2,000#. My Sundance runs around 22%. The Sundance was the right trailer for us but you need to look at how you will use it and go from there.
Enjoy whichever unit you pick.
