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juzplanekrazy
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Sep 13, 2007

Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal

I don’t know if it’s been done before or not but I was thinking about keeping a running list of real truck weights by year and type, and trailer weights by brand, size and what the total combined weig...
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River_Rat_46
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Jul 22, 2009
I think I have found the place that has the pros that can give me a answer.

I have a new Dodge 3500 Deisel Dually with a 3.73 gear ratio.
I want to buy a fifth wheel With the following:

GVWR 16,000 lbs
Dry weight 12,100 lbs
Hitch weight of 2,065

Will I safely be able to pull this trailer down the road??
The dealer says I can pull any thing in his lot.
Says the drivers from Indiana use the same truck.


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