TT or Fifth Wheel-opinions wanted
Hello fellow RVers, My husband and I are RV newbies and recently retired. We currently have a 20 yo TT that we've used for a year and will be selling. Too small for us. We have a new Ford F-250 s...
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dahkota wrote:
Before you start looking at 5ers, go outside and look at the sticker on your truck that states payload capacity. Without knowing that, suggestions you get here may be all over the map and may not be useful. Our F250 diesel had a 2000 lb. payload capacity. Once we added passengers and stuff, we could carry a 5er with a loaded pin of about 1600 lbs. You'll find maybe one of those on any rv lot.
The above information would be your next logical step IMHO. Try to figure out a good load limit range for your new F250 and then start shopping for that used FW.
I wouldn't just limit my search to dealer's lots. Once we figured out the make and model of our first used FW we also expanded our search range out to about 300 miles. Found an extremely nice unit on Craig's List and saved a ton of money dealing with private owner.
