Gooseneck fifth wheel and a flat bed. Help!
Hello, I'm a little green on this so please have patience with me. I have an 1985 Chevrolet K20 that has been converted to a 1 ton truck with single rears. It has a flat bed and is set up for a goose...
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Lots of blank spaces on what your truck is and what was done to it.
The trucks gvwr won't change nor will you get state certified vehicle modifier to change the trucks gvwr.
Those 3.42 gears are not a good gear for towing heavy trailers and will limit you on the 5th wheel trailer size/weight. As far as dot/insurance is concerned its still a 3/4 ton truck.
No doubt a built for towing 350 and a built for towing Th400 tranny with a big aux cooler won't have any issues.
As another poster says you won't have tail wagging the dog with a 5th wheel trailer like a bumper pull. Apples vs oranges.
I would stick with a 10k gvw trailer...mostly because of the tall 3.42 gears.
Now go with some 4.10 gears/suspension/brakes/the whole works from a late model one ton srw truck can give you another 2k-4k gross weight trailer.
The trucks gvwr won't change nor will you get state certified vehicle modifier to change the trucks gvwr.
Those 3.42 gears are not a good gear for towing heavy trailers and will limit you on the 5th wheel trailer size/weight. As far as dot/insurance is concerned its still a 3/4 ton truck.
No doubt a built for towing 350 and a built for towing Th400 tranny with a big aux cooler won't have any issues.
As another poster says you won't have tail wagging the dog with a 5th wheel trailer like a bumper pull. Apples vs oranges.
I would stick with a 10k gvw trailer...mostly because of the tall 3.42 gears.
Now go with some 4.10 gears/suspension/brakes/the whole works from a late model one ton srw truck can give you another 2k-4k gross weight trailer.
