PULLING 20K OR BETTER
I'm hearing that you really need a MDT or HDT to pull a fifth wheel over 20k. The MDT is expensive and a used HDT is huge. Is there anybody out there pulling that weight with a 3500/4500 or 350/450 wi...
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IdaD wrote:
This is exactly the same debate as pulling a 12k lb trailer with a half ton. Yeah you can technically do it, but there are better ways to do it. I have no dog in this fight as I don't ever see myself getting a trailer too big for a SRW truck, so this is just my two cents.
Not at all. I'm towing a 19K GVWR 5th wheel with a truck rated to tow over 30K - that's 63% of the truck's rating. The 5th wheel the OP referenced will probably have a 23K GVWR - 76% of the truck's rating. How exactly is that comparable to a 1/2 ton truck pulling a 12K GVWR 5th wheel that maxes out or exceeds the truck's ratings?
Rusty
