newb with a DRW/SRW question

2RR2NV wrote:
Hi ya all.

My wife and I will be purchasing our first 5th wheel in the 2016. Yeah yeah, you're probably like... WTH are you asking NOW when it's so far away. Well, we want to get a truck that will fit our needs without having to upgrade every 2, 3, or 4 years because we wanted to get a "bigger/better" 5th wheel down the road. we are looking at a Ram3500 4x4 CC auto CTD. But can't decide on whether to get an SRW or DRW. I "think" we should have a DRW to pull a 38' Montana since it weighs so much. Am I wrong and that an SRW will pull it too just fine? ..................
Scot "Z" a.k.a. TOTAL newb! :)

While both trucks can PULL a similar load, the huge difference is the payload (ie the weight the truck can carry).
If you are looking at a SRW, just make sure it can comfortably carry everything you put in it, plus the hitch plus the LOADED pin weight of the fiver you want to pull.
At 38' that Montana is going to push the SRW close to (or over) its payload rating while the DRW will have payload capacity to spare.