Type of truck
I know I've seen several topics on this but we are still confused:? We are just about to buy our first Fifth wheel but first we need to get a truck. We started out only looking for F350 because we tho...
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Dave H M wrote:
Maybe the cart before the horse principle applies here? :h
Yep, gotta know what you are going to tow before you can figure out what to tow with.
OR, you can buy the horse and figure out what it can tow and then buy accordingly.
Either way will work but the choices on trailers are much greater than tow vehicles.
Murphy says you will buy a 3/4T and figure out you can buy up to a 12,000 GVWR trailer and then find the trailer of your dreams and it's GVWR is 14,000. I realize there are all kinds of lite-weight trailers out there with pin weights all over the board but Murphy is not that forgiving.
To the OP. A lot will depend on availability of tracks and trailers. Which is easier to find in the size and price range you have in mind. If used trucks are plentiful get the trailer first and then match the truck. If the other way get the truck first (the biggest you can afford) and figure out the capacity realistically and use that in your trailer search.
