Overall Length, Towing, etc.

rvdd wrote:
Looking at the Cougar 36BHSWE. http://www.keystonerv.com/cougar

A few questions:

1) Is a 2017 Ford F-350, long bed, 4x4, diesel, SRW appropriate to tow this?
2) The specs say it is 38' long. Given the overhang, how long would the above truck and trailer be combined?
3) Would the above length be severely limiting? Seems like it would be hard to find parks, campgrounds, resorts, etc. that can accommodate that length (tandem or side by side), or those that have spots that long would have only a few of them.

First I have been checking the new F-350's against my older F-350 (2005) DWD 4x4 crew cab and I only see an 1 inch to an inch and a half difference in the two..

Second I would measure the trailer, my new trailer paperwork states it is 40.4ft, it is 41ft long :)

Third, you have to think about the pivot point, with a TT it's at the bumper thus you have allot of vehicle out front and need much more room to back into a space. With a 5th wheel your pivot point is in the bed of the truck thus less room to pivot..... Now you have to take into consideration the length of the trailer as well and the truck bed. So if you are going from a short bed truck to a long bed turn you have to add a few feet and thus more room to back thus more room up front. But again not as much as you would with a TT and a long bed truck.

Remember when backing trailer with pin box's (ie 5th wheel trailers) the longer they are the easier they are to back.

Last as the OP stated there are State and national parks that 35ft to 36ft TT or 5th wheels are about the limit and you will now have to us look for larger CG's, the length i'm talking about dozen included the truck just the trailer ....When calling I have always stated the length of my trailer and not my overall length truck and trailer. I have found that there is most always (90%) parking places for your tow vehicle if needed .....