Opinion on weights for TV/5th wheel combo
Hi everyone, We are looking into getting a new 5th wheel and are considering one that has the following specs: Dry pin weight: 1980# Dry Trailer weight: 10653# GVWR is 13995#. We have 2009 F2...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
The GVWR of that 5vr is 14K......
I tow a 14K 5vr with my 3500 Diesel 4:10........I am right at RAWR/Rear Tire MAX Load Ratings and I would NOT tow it with a 2500.
Sorry...too much trailer.
Stick with a 5vr that has a GVWR of 12K or less if using 2500
There's only 200lb difference between the 2500 and 3500 on RAWR. Tires will cure that.
OP won't be towing 14,000lbs, at the most 12,000. Certainly within the 2500 specs.
GVWR's are useless. If a 5'er has a UVW of 10,000lbs and has GVWR of 12,500 that's okay. But if a 5'er has a 10,000lb UVW and has a GVW of 14,000lbs that's not okay? GVWR is only good for figuring out how much CCC a trailer has. My 5'er has a 4315lb CCC. I will never load that much stuff in it. But using the 11,500lb GVWR and 20% pin weight rule I would be over the trucks GVW before I even set foot in it. As it is the pin is 1800lbs because the GVWR doesn't come into play. 5'er weighs 9000lbs loaded, not 11,500lbs.
