Opinions wanted.
Hey guys, I have a co-worker that I have talked to till I am blue in the face. I normally don't consider myself to be one of the weight police but this is just crazy. He just purchased a 2013 Sprint...
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The OP likes the fifth wheel ... might be able to buy it soon at a good price!
We purchased our 25' fifth wheel with a GVWR of 7,000 lbs from a family that bought it new, used it a couple of times, and then sold it. When I asked why they were selling, the fellow told me he had scared the pants off himself a few times pulling it with their half-ton. So he wanted something smaller. So we got a nearly new, hardly used fifth wheel for half the price of new.
We tow it with our F-250 7.3L PSD 4x4 ... perfect match most of the time. But if we load the truck up with the kayaks and trials bike, the truck is about 300 lbs over its GVWR. Hasn't presented an issue though.
Although there was the time we were descending 7-11% grades over 14 km (9 miles) in B.C.'s mountains ...the trailer brakes overheated & failed. We were glad the truck had disk brakes all around. Truck brakes were also smoking near the end but the truck managed the last 5 km leg of 15% grade downhill as we crept down and around the hairpin turns while holding our breath.
We purchased our 25' fifth wheel with a GVWR of 7,000 lbs from a family that bought it new, used it a couple of times, and then sold it. When I asked why they were selling, the fellow told me he had scared the pants off himself a few times pulling it with their half-ton. So he wanted something smaller. So we got a nearly new, hardly used fifth wheel for half the price of new.
We tow it with our F-250 7.3L PSD 4x4 ... perfect match most of the time. But if we load the truck up with the kayaks and trials bike, the truck is about 300 lbs over its GVWR. Hasn't presented an issue though.
Although there was the time we were descending 7-11% grades over 14 km (9 miles) in B.C.'s mountains ...the trailer brakes overheated & failed. We were glad the truck had disk brakes all around. Truck brakes were also smoking near the end but the truck managed the last 5 km leg of 15% grade downhill as we crept down and around the hairpin turns while holding our breath.
