DwnSth wrote:
...Looking at TT's yesterday and we saw an Open Range light 5th wheel...
So we have truck in sig. Payload is 2090 so I know there isn't much leeway (Even though Ford accounts for 150lb driver and full tank). The Open Ranges we looked at were between 1100 and 1250 on the pin...
Probably not going to give up truck and go to something larger. Is it within reason to tow a light 5th wheel with my truck?
Your truck is more capable than mine (I do not have the HD axle) and it tows/carries my FW in my sig with no problem. I guesstimated the max #'s and felt it would work prior to purchase.
We ruled out a Couger and Open Range because I wasn't as comfortable with the guesstimate's. I also ruled out the Open Range model we were considering because 1) cable slides, 2) HUGE basement. I wouldn't have much payload left to fill the basement so I saw that as wasted space. It was a rear bunk house model and we saw that as ideal storage. That would have lighted up the pin weight some as well but I couldn't rely on handling at that point without trying it.
That is the hard part. You can calculate, estimate, guess at a lot of it but you won't know the final outcome until the $$ is spent.
We are very pleased with our KZ
