newbie who would appreciate some advice
Hello to everyone, first timer getting ready to buy a camper. Have done lots of research, won't bore you with the details but let me give you the short short version... Would like to get a ca...
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davidbow43 and dustycoyote, remember that pin weight is different than what you traditionally think of as payload capacity. Most think that a 3/4 ton truck is good for 1500 lbs of payload. Not so with a frame hitch like a 5th wheel or gooseneck. I have a 2006 Chevrolet 2500 Duramax. My owners manual states up to 3,300 lbs pin weight on a frame hitch. Now I do think that is a lot of weight, but my Puma 356 has around 2000 on the pin and only squats the truck by about 2". When I bought the trailer I completely expected to have to put airbags on the truck to level it, but so far it doesn't need it at all. Pulls great with an autoslide hitch. Keep your trailer weight and max combined weights in mind though. 5th wheel toy haulers are heavy and total weight can run right up near the max combined weight rating of a 3/4 ton. My Puma 356 is 10,600 when partially loaded. Per the manual, my max trailer weight is 12,000 and max combined weight is 22,000. I'm at 18,380 combined weight right now.
