Size matters...right?
My sweetie and I are about to take the plunge for a full time (for a year or so - we'll see) life. We have narrowed down our search to the product and model. We haven't settled on length however. ...
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tomthyme wrote:
My sweetie and I are about to take the plunge for a full time (for a year or so - we'll see) life.
That^^^^ plus this from a previous post "We like the 5th wheel configuration, but it seems to take a little more work than we may want to handle in our 60's or later (that's 7 years from now). We aren't ready to trade into a big DP today, but that is definitely in our future - we just aren't sure where"........ leads me to say "Keep the 5er" and see how FT goes before spending the $300K budget you've set.
Back to your question: Many 40' DPs do not have a tag axle that increases the CCC needed for FT use BUT in the newer years you are looking at that may not be a problem as it's now legal to have a 24K rear axle making for more CCC without adding a tag axle. Not any difference in where you can get a 40' or a 43' as the 43' will have a slightly better turning radius...drive axle is closer to the front axle.
