Can you really tow a fiver with a 1/2 ton?
Jayco says these fifth wheels are "half-ton towable": http://www.jayco.com/products/fifth-wheels/2017-eagle-ht-fifth-wheels/floorplans-and-prices/ They seem to all be < 10,000 lbs GVWR. I'm l...
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I am trying to bait others into posting actual numbers. Never do I see numbers, just estimates. I am a retired engineer, I gotta have numbers. I think that all of the manufactures are optimistic. No one ever seems to take ambient air temperatures and headwinds into account. Not even the new SAE test looks at headwinds.
I also think that many miss the point of the 250 trucks. It is mostly a legal and money thing. But you must pick the tool for the job. I can drive nails with a hammer, and tighten nuts with a screwdriver and hammer, but neither is the way to go.
So pick carefully based on all of your needs and wishes. For most of us the trucks and campers are a lot of green. I know because I chose a tool to do the job. It worked, sort of, but not very well. On my second try I got just what I needed and it is fun too. At least I got good money on a trade. After what I did to that half ton I could not sell it to anyone I know. So, I will keep baiting for numbers, maybe I will drop to a gas job 250 on the next truck, or a lighter 5er and back to a half ton.
Always cheaper to learn from others mistakes. You can read mine above. Very seldom will I criticize another's choice. I will tell you mine and listen to yours.
I also think that many miss the point of the 250 trucks. It is mostly a legal and money thing. But you must pick the tool for the job. I can drive nails with a hammer, and tighten nuts with a screwdriver and hammer, but neither is the way to go.
So pick carefully based on all of your needs and wishes. For most of us the trucks and campers are a lot of green. I know because I chose a tool to do the job. It worked, sort of, but not very well. On my second try I got just what I needed and it is fun too. At least I got good money on a trade. After what I did to that half ton I could not sell it to anyone I know. So, I will keep baiting for numbers, maybe I will drop to a gas job 250 on the next truck, or a lighter 5er and back to a half ton.
Always cheaper to learn from others mistakes. You can read mine above. Very seldom will I criticize another's choice. I will tell you mine and listen to yours.
