New Truck and 5th wheel
I looking to buy a new truck I have a Ram 2500 now and looking into a 3500 SWR should I go with a long bed or short? The 5th wheel I looking at has a UVW of 13856 lb. and GVWR is 16340 lb. and hitch w...
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romore wrote:
An srw will be overloaded with that trailer, your hitch weight alone will be 3,000# plus. I towed a 14,000# gn shop trailer with one, not my choice, and it was a miserable experience.
Our weights loaded for fulling timing.
Front 5120
Rear 6620
Truck 11740
Trailer 12780
Combined 24520
Pin weight 2840
RGAWR 7000
Truck ready to tow 8,900.
Trailer GVWR 16000(loader heavy at 15620) Trailer is 39'4" and has a full high profile roof.
40 pounds over 11,700 GVWR of truck. Truck is licensed to 12K in Washington State.
The trick is to pick a 5th will with dry pin weight that is low. Pick one with a dry pin weight of 3K and it does not work.
Our Bighorn 3575el has dry pin of 2435. This combination made two round trips to Arizona and back to the NW. Tows great! Even in heavy wind.
Mopar pucks with Demco picture frame and B&W manual slider.
