rhagfo wrote:
MikeRP wrote:
You know one could put Ricksons on and theoretically be in dualie territory. One person on this thread they believed the number to go to a duelie is a 15000 lb fiver. Just an opinion but I think the number is around 16000 lbs. Ram says you can haul a 17000 lb fifth wheel. It takes a lot of thought and consideration for the truck fifth wheel combo you are interested in. I encourage everyone to study study study but my brother would say “hook it up and go. You worry too much.” Mahalo! Can I drive that fifth wheel to Hawaii?
That 17,000# is what it can PULL not WHAT it can CARRY. As stated by many before that is a GN flat bed with the load placed so as NOT to exceed GVWR.
That is the Ram fifth wheel rating so it certainly is what you can pull but also directly speaks to what it could carry. 3700 lb payload divided by 17000 lb towing is about a 22% pin weight. It’s intersting how those numbers fit together and how uncertainty plays a part in buying a new or used fiver.
