Towing Heavy 5er with SRW Truck

travisgsf wrote:
I personally don't as my unit is 11k dry. I see a lot of SRW diesel trucks (newer models which I know handle more than older ones) towing huge 5th wheels or toy haulers.

Any of you have a setup like this? I'm talking 14,000+lbs of dry weight. From what I see the newer 250/2500 trucks pull around 16,000-17,000 at their max.

I was curious to know how these things actually tow with that much weight. Do you feel in control? Tow weight and truck is always a huge topic on every forum. I know almost everyone says go dually but not many people do.

Why do people want to use "dry weight"??? No one tows a 5er "dry"...one could easily conservatively load a 5er 1,000# and it really wouldn't be that much....One can figure, dry weight would be 2800# on a "dry" weight of 14,000#.

You're right though, some tow that and heavier...weight ratings and safety doesn't mean as much to others...

Don't know why one would have to go dually, but I've yet to hear what the GVW of the 5er you're talking about is...

If one wants to tow 16,000# to 17,000# around, heck, have at it with a 250/2500...tow in the mountains and get back to us on it...of course now, I'll have some talk about towing in the Alps and not having an issue....I also like when some talk about towing with a SRW 2500....uh, all 2500's are SRW trucks.....that's it....they don't make a dually 2500/250, someone may do it after market, but a 2500/250 is just that SRW.....

I'd want to know GVW of the 5er and match it with a capable TV...I don't care what "everybody else does", or what one see's "everyone doing with a 2500/250"...I'd be more concerned about "my" towing experience....