Several new to RVing questions
We plan on buying a RV soon and are struggling with choices. We have a 2014 F-250 6.7 diesel so we can handle most RVs, but would like suggestions for either a bumper pull or 5th wheel. The truck bed ...
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its not the size or weight rating of the truck that determines which TYPE of trailer it can pull, but it only determines the weight that it can handle reasonably safe at the rated towing speed....
a 5th wheel trailer will always pull much more comfortably for long distances than a bumper pull will... as for the length of the trailer, no matter what style or type, the longer it is, the harder it is to get around with.
only you know what you want in a trailer and how its outfitted, but for full time pulling, people who have tried them are always happier with a 5th wheel set up....
the 5th wheel hitch is more expensive to purchase and install than a bumper hitch, but with the difference in ease of towing and the simplicity of connecting and disconnecting from the trailer, its well worth its cost.
a 5th wheel trailer will always pull much more comfortably for long distances than a bumper pull will... as for the length of the trailer, no matter what style or type, the longer it is, the harder it is to get around with.
only you know what you want in a trailer and how its outfitted, but for full time pulling, people who have tried them are always happier with a 5th wheel set up....
the 5th wheel hitch is more expensive to purchase and install than a bumper hitch, but with the difference in ease of towing and the simplicity of connecting and disconnecting from the trailer, its well worth its cost.
