Slider Hitch for 5th Wheel.

Bob Sue wrote:
Look at Pullrite. I have one, it slides back automatically, and I never have to get out of the truck.

X2 have had mine for 10 yrs on two different trucks,
Don

Look at Pullrite. I have one, it slides back automatically, and I never have to get out of the truck.

Older trucks don't have payload stickers.

peaches&cream
As was mentioned the DRW has a 7500 RAWR for carrying loads. I would guess the trucks unladin rear axle at around 3200 lbs on the older model GM DRW truck. That leaves around 4300 lbs for a max payload.

No worries with the trailers shown.

Did you check the payload rating sticker on it before you bought it? Some older 3/4 ton trucks had less payload than these new 1/2 ton trucks.

rattleNsmoke wrote:
The rear tank on my '94 F350 was PLASTIC. It would be interesting to find out if his is steel or plastic. If steel, I'd be real paranoid that everything under that truck might be rusted pretty badly. If plastic, was the truck in a crash or did the prior owner hit something?

It is not rusted out. It looks like he hit something.

It is a Long-Bed so I will not need a slider.

45Ricochet wrote:
What year F250 did you end up with? gas or diesel?

It is a 1993 Gas Model with very low Miles. belonged to a Rancher who only drove it around the Farm.

peaches&cream wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

ventrman wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
Good to hear you "stood by your guns" and dropped the 1/2 ton and picked up the 3/4 ton truck...Make sure it's checked out really good before you drive it off the lot for good.

....and welcome to world of 5th wheels, you'll love it:)

Thanks for the nice Welcome to the World of 5th Wheels. I had a Contractor who is my Nephew that has several Friends that get their Vehicles serviced there to call and chew them out. Also my other Nephew who has his Vehicle serviced there chewed them out. My Mechanic also gave them Hell! They were chewed out by several People including my Wife and me.

Ventrman, we try too look out for newbies, we just get a little bold, and rough around the edges at times. :o

Take a close look at the listed payload on that new F250, if a gas engine it will be higher than a Diesel as the diesel engine eats some payload. You need to be looking at the payload of that F250, newer truck have a yellow sticker on the drivers door post. You need enough payload to cover Fuel, passengers, stuff in the truck, the hitch, and the loaded pin weight.

The table below the Hitch weight is based on the "Ship Weight" The GVWR is the max it is designed to carry. A safe way to come to a loaded pin is about 20% to 25% of the GVWR.
My loaded fiver runs just about 20% of loaded weight.

So if you load the lightest unit to 11,000# the pin will be around 2,000# to 2,200#.

The F250 may be able to pull it, but you might be over your GVWR. Many with 250/2500's find themselves in this position (I do), over GVWR, but well within axle and tire ratings, so just a word of warning before you finalize the deal on that F250.

I too am a "newby" in the 5er world. Straight from the MH world. I own a 1997 GMC3500 Dooly. My GVWR is 10,000, GAWR FRT. 3800, GAWR RR 7500. If my TV loaded is 6200 lbs., what is the largest 5er I can pull loaded to Max. GW using the chart you published?

The chart above is for the OP's 2006 Forest River Serra,

the simple math is ( TV GVWR)10,000# - (TV GVW)6,200# = 3,800# for a max pin, IF you currently have less than 3,700# on the rear axle, you can go to that number.

rhagfo wrote:

ventrman wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
Good to hear you "stood by your guns" and dropped the 1/2 ton and picked up the 3/4 ton truck...Make sure it's checked out really good before you drive it off the lot for good.

....and welcome to world of 5th wheels, you'll love it:)

Thanks for the nice Welcome to the World of 5th Wheels. I had a Contractor who is my Nephew that has several Friends that get their Vehicles serviced there to call and chew them out. Also my other Nephew who has his Vehicle serviced there chewed them out. My Mechanic also gave them Hell! They were chewed out by several People including my Wife and me.

Ventrman, we try too look out for newbies, we just get a little bold, and rough around the edges at times. :o

Take a close look at the listed payload on that new F250, if a gas engine it will be higher than a Diesel as the diesel engine eats some payload. You need to be looking at the payload of that F250, newer truck have a yellow sticker on the drivers door post. You need enough payload to cover Fuel, passengers, stuff in the truck, the hitch, and the loaded pin weight.

The table below the Hitch weight is based on the "Ship Weight" The GVWR is the max it is designed to carry. A safe way to come to a loaded pin is about 20% to 25% of the GVWR.
My loaded fiver runs just about 20% of loaded weight.

So if you load the lightest unit to 11,000# the pin will be around 2,000# to 2,200#.

The F250 may be able to pull it, but you might be over your GVWR. Many with 250/2500's find themselves in this position (I do), over GVWR, but well within axle and tire ratings, so just a word of warning before you finalize the deal on that F250.

I too am a "newby" in the 5er world. Straight from the MH world. I own a 1997 GMC3500 Dooly. My GVWR is 10,000, GAWR FRT. 3800, GAWR RR 7500. If my TV loaded is 6200 lbs., what is the largest 5er I can pull loaded to Max. GW using the chart you published?

Just curious if in the drama of the Titan swap to leaking F250, you perhaps came out with a long bed and no longer need a slider?