What Size RV can I tow? Please Help!
I known someone out there knows the actual method to figure out how much legally a person can tow with; the vehicle they have now and or the truck their looking to purchase to tow with. I am talking a...
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It's really very simple. Most 3/4 or 1 ton trucks will be over their GVW before they are over their CGVW. So what is important is the tow vehicle has sufficient GVW for the pin weight of the 5th wheel.
Generally speaking your better off with a 1 ton than a 3/4 ton because of GVW. However not all 1 tons are the same in their GVW a 2015 Ford SRW 350 has between 10,000 and 11,500 GVW depending on equipment upgrades, where a SRW 250 has a max 10,000 GVW. A 350 DRW can have a GVW between 13,000 and 14,000 again determined by equipment.
If your considering a crew cab long bed you can figure on curb wt. close to 9,000 pounds with a hitch installed which would leave pin wt to 1000 pounds on a 10,000 GVW and that is not much.
If your buying off the lot most dealers will have trucks with the lower GVW's but loaded with goodies because most folks like them. If they have trucks with the higher GVW' on the lot they will be plain jane work truck types.
All trucks have their GVW rating listed inside the on the door pillar.
We purchased our truck before purchasing our fifthwheel but we knew our maximum size and stayed within that range when shopping for it.
Generally speaking your better off with a 1 ton than a 3/4 ton because of GVW. However not all 1 tons are the same in their GVW a 2015 Ford SRW 350 has between 10,000 and 11,500 GVW depending on equipment upgrades, where a SRW 250 has a max 10,000 GVW. A 350 DRW can have a GVW between 13,000 and 14,000 again determined by equipment.
If your considering a crew cab long bed you can figure on curb wt. close to 9,000 pounds with a hitch installed which would leave pin wt to 1000 pounds on a 10,000 GVW and that is not much.
If your buying off the lot most dealers will have trucks with the lower GVW's but loaded with goodies because most folks like them. If they have trucks with the higher GVW' on the lot they will be plain jane work truck types.
All trucks have their GVW rating listed inside the on the door pillar.
We purchased our truck before purchasing our fifthwheel but we knew our maximum size and stayed within that range when shopping for it.
