What truck to fit 6 people and fifth wheel?
My wife wants me to consider a fifth wheel over a Class A for two reasons - the more luxurious interior, and we don't have to tow a vehicle, just detach the truck and go. The problem is that we hav...
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superrayzor wrote:TucsonJim wrote:
Just guessing, but let's say you have 750 pounds of driver and passengers, 125# for the hitch, Another 100# of extra cargo, and you purchase a light weight FW with 2800# of pin weight when loaded. You will have a payload that is approaching 4,000 pounds. If you buy a FW that will accommodate all six people, the pin weight could easily be more. If this is the case, you may seriously want to consider a dual rear wheel tow vehicle.
Sorry can you clarify what you mean - do you mean a F350 or Ram 3500 can't tow 4000 lbs?
It can tow well over 11000 pounds, depending on configuration. He's talking about the payload capacity of the tow vehicle. That includes all passenger weight, 5th wheel hitch weight, and the pin weight of the 5th wheel.
