Towing a 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
I have a 27' Sportsmen 5th wheel. I am looking to buy a newer truck and will be using it for driving to work 90% of the time, pulling my boat 7% of the time and my 5th wheel 3% of the time. The 5th wh...
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dae06 wrote:
That's just it. I feel it is quite a financial cost to get another Super Duty for the little I would really want/need to use it. Then again, I don't want to have something catastrophic happen either. That would be worse.
I've driven Fire trucks, water tankers with no baffles, ambulances, etc. so I been through all of the emergency driving courses, but that by no means says that something bad couldn't happen. There's a lot of people that wouldn't think twice about pulling my RV with a 1/2 ton, but I have a responsibility to be safe too.
That being said, I believe the decision is in your court.
Another option would be to be kind to your nearest neighbour that has a 3/4 ton w/5th wheel hitch. And you bring beer when job is complete:)
if it was me, considering your distance and environment. I'd pull it with the 1/2 ton. But that's me.
