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Acei
Oct 30, 2014Explorer
I am a Canadian but in towing world, I'm lost in kg as a unit... :)
Yes, I am planning to go mountains as well, so a Diesel it is. I pretty much knew this would be the case from the beginning.
You have a point, spud. Here's what I think will happen:
- 2600lb pin weight from 13k gross weight FW
- 250lb people
- 400lb for 50g aux/transfer tank full of Diesel
- 194lb for SuperSlide 16k version
These total out to 3444lb.
The following are the dry weight derived by taking the shortest unit from each manufacturer:
- Excel: 9.2k
- DRV: 10k
- Lifestyle: 9.2k
- New Horizon: 10.7k
- Arctic Fox: 8.2k
- Keystone Montana: 8.1k
Based on this, I think 13k gross weight estimation is ok, perhaps a tad conservative. New Horizon will place the axles where its needed, so 20% pin weight will be doable.
From what I can tell, all 3 HD truck manufacturer offers payload rating of over 4k on their well-equipped 2015 SRW models, some significantly higher by few hundred lbs. At the end, I may choose the model with the highest payload since all 3 trucks look very good to me.
Given this, I'm still not convinced that I need that extra 1k payload by going DRW. Looks like I have about 600lb of spare payload remaining for some contingency. There's clearly a disadvantage of owning a DRW, so I don't want to go there unless my payload is too much to handle. I just looked up GAWR of Sierra 3500 and it offers 7000lb, so does Ram 3500. Sounds like these are enough for me, but I'm no expert here.
I said in my first post, this is all just a theory with all numbers taken from paper with zero practical experience. :)
If I do choose to go this route, I'll make sure to post the building process/experience here. Still debating between B+/mobile station vs 35ft Newmar/Grand Cherokee vs 1T pickup/New Horizon 25ft (assuming they approve my plan).
Yes, I am planning to go mountains as well, so a Diesel it is. I pretty much knew this would be the case from the beginning.
You have a point, spud. Here's what I think will happen:
- 2600lb pin weight from 13k gross weight FW
- 250lb people
- 400lb for 50g aux/transfer tank full of Diesel
- 194lb for SuperSlide 16k version
These total out to 3444lb.
The following are the dry weight derived by taking the shortest unit from each manufacturer:
- Excel: 9.2k
- DRV: 10k
- Lifestyle: 9.2k
- New Horizon: 10.7k
- Arctic Fox: 8.2k
- Keystone Montana: 8.1k
Based on this, I think 13k gross weight estimation is ok, perhaps a tad conservative. New Horizon will place the axles where its needed, so 20% pin weight will be doable.
From what I can tell, all 3 HD truck manufacturer offers payload rating of over 4k on their well-equipped 2015 SRW models, some significantly higher by few hundred lbs. At the end, I may choose the model with the highest payload since all 3 trucks look very good to me.
Given this, I'm still not convinced that I need that extra 1k payload by going DRW. Looks like I have about 600lb of spare payload remaining for some contingency. There's clearly a disadvantage of owning a DRW, so I don't want to go there unless my payload is too much to handle. I just looked up GAWR of Sierra 3500 and it offers 7000lb, so does Ram 3500. Sounds like these are enough for me, but I'm no expert here.
I said in my first post, this is all just a theory with all numbers taken from paper with zero practical experience. :)
If I do choose to go this route, I'll make sure to post the building process/experience here. Still debating between B+/mobile station vs 35ft Newmar/Grand Cherokee vs 1T pickup/New Horizon 25ft (assuming they approve my plan).
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