can my truck pull my RV?? newbie
just bought my first 5th wheel camper because I am relocating to a town with essentially no rental houses available! the dealer said my truck would tow it with no problem but now I'm starting to worry...
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CasperRVlivin wrote:
thanks! I have never pulled a 5th wheel before and I'm getting a crash course unfortunately. how do I find out what the max pin weight I can have in my truck is? what are the potential problems with this scenario? what should I look out for?
Go to a dodge dealer and have them run the VIN number and get your axle and GVW ratings. Then go a CAT scale and get the truck wieghed. The GVWR minus the total truck wieght is your maximum payload to stay within the manufactures ratings. The Rear Axle rating minus the actual rear axle wieght is the maximum you can legally load the truck bed (i.e pin wieght plus other stuff in truck) assumming you have correctly rated tires.
Your 3/4 ton should be able to safetly tow that trailer empty to where you want to go but it is going to be overwieght if you load very much stuff in the trailer.
