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rhetthughes
Feb 04, 2018Explorer
Thank y’all for the suggestions here and words of wisdom. I will take it loaded out to the scales sometime and check that out. I imagine like was posted by Edd505, I don’t think I’ll be putting much in the bed other than the hitch. I’ll tell you why I even asked what is “safe” or “comfortable” to tow 1) I don’t know how fifth wheel trailers pull since I’ve never done it. And 2) I base all my towing experience on pulling an 8000 lb travel trailer (loaded) with a 2014 F150 with max towing specs, etc. Hitch weight and trailer weight were well under the trucks capabilities. We now have a 350 because I was tired of white knuckling down the highway. Have pulled our camper with the 350 it is like I don’t even have a trailer behind me. So my thinking was, if I get too close to the trucks limits, I might start having those white knuckling adventures again. Has anyone noticed that with their 350 or 3500? Maybe went from a 10,000 lb 5th wheel with a 2000 lb pin weight to a much bigger fifth wheel and higher pin weight? Any white knuckle adventures that might give me reason to reconsider getting near the upper limits of what the truck can do? Bottom line is I just would prefer not to be in the same boat as I am now. I’ve heard that 5th wheels tow much better than a travel trailer so perhaps my question is way off base as I am comparing apples (5th wheels) to oranges (travel trailers).
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