What is a good weight for 35' fifth wheel?
We are shopping around for some used 5'ers and wondering what is a good weight? Some we are looking at are close to 12,000 lbs dry weight. The newer ones seem to be lighter. Do the older ones hav...
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Our fifth wheels advertised weight is 10300 pounds dry at 34' 10"
I'm sure our towing weight is 12000 to 12500 lightly loaded.
The RAM 3500 we tow with handles the trailer quite well being non-automatic trans equipped.
Our old 30 foot standard profile fiver weighed around 8000 dry and 10500 loaded.
Just be prepared in the towing sense for most mid profile 5ers weighing in at 12000 in the real world.
The over bed weight will be real big factor also.
I'm sure our towing weight is 12000 to 12500 lightly loaded.
The RAM 3500 we tow with handles the trailer quite well being non-automatic trans equipped.
Our old 30 foot standard profile fiver weighed around 8000 dry and 10500 loaded.
Just be prepared in the towing sense for most mid profile 5ers weighing in at 12000 in the real world.
The over bed weight will be real big factor also.
