Newb looking for 5er
The wife and I are considering trading a TT in for a 5er. unfortunately I missed the biggest show in my area so I need your help and suggestions. We are a family of 6 which includes 4 teens so I ne...
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SanMarMor wrote:
I had the same truck, except a 2003. It had such a little carrying capacity, there isn't a 5er made that could be towed and stay in the gross weight limit. It only had like 800 pounds CC when the truck was empty. Plan on a new 3/4 ton, or a good used one ton. I picked up a used one ton.
Mark
800lb cargo capacity empty? On a 2003 F-250? Hmmmm? Not sure about that one.
OP. As others have stated. Your truck is going to be your limiting factor where a 5th wheel is concerned due to pin weight and your trucks meager payload capacity. Contrary to some opinions here, there are some smaller and lighter fifths you could pull (think 30ft and under with a loaded weight of say maybe 8500-9000 lbs) but that would defeat your purpose which is going bigger. So with the pin weight, hitch weight, occupants, and anything else you load in the truck, your gonna be iffy at best. Forget about something in the 40ft class and you will most certainly be way over probably all your trucks capacities.
Either look for a travel trailer that will work with a quality hitch set up. Or if a fifth is what your heart is set on, I'd plan to upgrade trucks also.
