Purchasing Question
Looking to purchase a 5th wheel, this will be my first RV. I've got a F-250 and looking mostly at used trailers. Pointers on what to really look for in a used unit vs. new would be appreciated. The...
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donn0128 wrote:
Not enough truck!
Fords are heavy to begin with, and depending on year you could have a honest load carrying capacity as low as 1500 pounds. Dry pin weight is really a misleading number. You will NEVER tow a dry trailer. You may not ever see it, but lacking real world numbers take a worst case. Trailers GVWR is what you want to look at. 20% of that is your pin weight.
Wow! you deduced that just from the Fact he has an F250!!
He didn't state year, engine, trans, gear ratio, or any of that information.
Yes, might exceed the GVWR of the TV, but likely not by much, and will still have plenty of axle and tire rating left.
There are plenty of us with 12,000# GVWR 5er easily being carried and towed by 250/2500's.
