First Tim 5r dissapointed

wirenutz wrote:
mine did the same thing, only I had the air hitch and the air pin box as well, the problem was my trailer was 14,400 pounds and my truck weighted about 7500 pounds, a dodge 3500 SWD diesel, after changing out my truck to a MDT a freightliner FL-60, no more chucking, I still have the air ride pin box but not the air ride hitch, BTW the freightliner cost way less than a newer truck would of cost me, it has air ride cab, air ride seats, my wife suffers from the same thing, with the 7' back seat that lays down into a bed she can crawl back there and take a nap http://www.pinterest.com/pin/551339179353517264/

You needed a FL-60 to tow a 14,400# 5er with?? I towed a 14,000# 5er with a 2500 until I purchased my first dually in 05'..Never had an issue with chucking or anything else for that matter, though the 2500 was overloaded... Your truck may have cost "way less" than a new truck, but I can take mine through drive throughs and still can park about anywhere I want to and is my daily driver....I understand that the big compartment would be nice, but even with my dually, towing a 16,000# 5er, I have zero issues with chucking or anything else for that matter...I would think you possibly purchased the FL due to it being cheaper and knowing that it would easily handle the weight of your 5er and afford you more room to make your wife comfortable..nothing wrong with that at all.

The dually I have now weighs 9100#, the 5er, 16,000#, zero issues with chucking...don't believe that difference in weight ratio means that much, or every truck out there towing a 5er that weighs more than the owners truck would be having the same problems and I haven't read that much about it...