Tow rating comparison; 5th wheel vs bumper
We currently have a 1500 series gas pickup and bumper pull TT. We are planning to move up to a diesel pickup and 5th wheel. I have been looking at a variety of trucks and trailers. I have found resour...
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AlbertaNewbie wrote:
be careful with the drw srw myth that drw is better. a lot of the srw 1 tons have higher gvwr, payload and are cheaper.
Don't know about "myth"...Don't recollect anyone stating that a 1 ton SRW truck is BETTER than a Dually... Each has it's application, most dealing with PAYLOAD....Oh, and your conclusion about higher GVWR and payload doesn't float with the Ram 3500 SRW truck and 3500 DRW truck, big difference. RAWR for the SRW truck is 7,000#...for the DRW truck it's 9750#...big difference. GVWR on my dually is 14,000#, the SRW isn't close to that.
To the op...If looking at 3/4 ton, depending on the weight of your 5er, I would look at a 3500/350 SRW truck, for no more price difference and more payload, that would be the truck I'd look at and then you use that trucks specs to buy a 5er with.
Do yourself a favor when matching the 5er with the truck...Use REAL WORLD GVW of the 5er, not the "dry" or "empty" weight...no one tows a 5er "dry" or "empty".....Take 20% of the 5er's GVW and that will give you a really good "ball park" idea of how much "pin weight" you'll be putting in the bed of your truck, (ie, payload)...
