Shopping the best truck to tow a 5th wheel

Tibbs54 wrote:
I'm so new at this and really appreciate all the answers I've received from this forum on my other topics. It's helped me make and change my decisions many times -- in search of the perfect (for us) FW and TV.

I am now looking at a Northwood Arctic Fox 27-5L. The specs (taken from the Arctic Fox Web site - not a specific FW) are:

Dry Axle Weight 7,782
Dry Hitch Weight 1,868
Net CC: 3,750
Dry Weight: 9,650
GVWR: 13,400
Length 29'5"

I'm looking for a 2015 TV. I would like to have "wiggle-room" for comfort and safety. Any recommendations? Ford F350? Dodge Ram 3500? I'm open to Diesel and from what I've read that seems to be the way to go. I'd rather not go DRW -- but will if that will give me the edge I desire. Thoughts? Suggestions? What would YOU choose to tow this trailer? OH....a point I need to include is that occasionally, when we are bringing family along, we will have about 800 pounds of people/pets in the TV and we will be towing over the Rockies. Most often it will be just two of us - but I need to be prepared for the heavy payload. Thanks all for your help and advice!

I'm with the other guys; go with a diesel 350/3500 SRW and you should be fine. Now, if you plan on upgrading your FW to something larger before you might consider a dually. Living in CO, you probably know about towing in the mountains. You're doing it the right way and picking your FW =first= then tailoring your TV to match. Wish I'd done that! :S

Lyle