Why a 5th wheel over a tow trailer?
Want are the big advantages of the 5th wheel compared to a tow trailer? I would like to be able to use my bed of my truck to haul things. My brother in-law says he can back up a tow trailer much easi...
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Hi chuck,
Sadly, while Alpenlites were great trailers they were not light. On fact they were quite heavy. Dry weight numbers only serve to give a false sense of security. In real life you Dodge, while it might be a good truck it only has a 8800 GVWR as I remember. Meaning in the real world you have a cargo carrying capacity around 1300 pounds which indicates a fifth wheel around 8000 down the road weight. Yes, your choices are, a 25 foot TT of a really small fifth wheel. Anything more will likely kill your tranny real soon.
Sadly, while Alpenlites were great trailers they were not light. On fact they were quite heavy. Dry weight numbers only serve to give a false sense of security. In real life you Dodge, while it might be a good truck it only has a 8800 GVWR as I remember. Meaning in the real world you have a cargo carrying capacity around 1300 pounds which indicates a fifth wheel around 8000 down the road weight. Yes, your choices are, a 25 foot TT of a really small fifth wheel. Anything more will likely kill your tranny real soon.
