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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hmknightnc wrote:CasperRVlivin wrote:
so should I not even hook it up and try it? I can't afford a new truck- is there a company who can move it for me that isn't super expensive? feeling pretty screwed here
I think Marty underestimated your empty truck rear wieght a little but still a ~11k empty wieght that is going to around 2500# pin wieght guessing. You should be able to do that so you can safely move it empty in my opinion. To know for sure go get your truck wieghed like many of us said.
Granted I drive GM's not dodges, but 2400-2600 has been a typical RA empty wt with singles. My dually is barely over 3000 lbs. My C2500 is actually around 2200. With a crew cab equal, 2400-2600 should be on par. Now add a hitch etc, might be a bit more. But from the factory....I'm probably pretty close.
I also feel, once wieghed, the truck should be able to move the trailer safe and sanely! I've moved my 12K equipment trailer with my C2500 reg cab, and it has a 13K gcwr! No real issues other than power. And even at that, pulling a 2-3% grade at 45 mph in 2n gear at 4000 r's is what would expect with that setup.
Marty
