Sorry...another tow vehicle capacity thread
Lets just get this out of the way up front. I am a newbie to camping that made an uninformed purchase of too much 5th wheel for the truck I have. I already own the camper and the truck so no going b...
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My plan for a retirement fifth wheel was to buy a F-450 cab and chassis truck and it comes with a aft of axle 40 gallon tank, and optional mid tank that is only 19 gallons. My plan was to replace that tank with a 53 gallon aftermarket tank, and have something like 90 gallons so that I could get 9 MPG and still tow 800 miles before needing to park the trailer, and get fuel while leaving the trailer parked in a campground!
The F-450 cab and chassis has a 16,000 GVWR, while your truck will not. I would not recommend the larger tank while you are already over the GVWR. You will have to look for fuel every 200 miles or so.
Fred.
The F-450 cab and chassis has a 16,000 GVWR, while your truck will not. I would not recommend the larger tank while you are already over the GVWR. You will have to look for fuel every 200 miles or so.
Fred.
