20,000 Teton 5er - Truck Needed (legally)

mpierce wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
The 13 or 14 RAM Dually will easily and legally handle that RV.

Our combo is 28K+ and the RV is 18K+. The truck handles the RV with ease in all conditions.

I agree. I weigh about the same, 28k+, and, with the 2014 RAM Dually, it handles it great. MUCH better than a few years older model would. Exhaust brake, etc. I am amazed at how well it works.

And, I am a commercial trucker, Peterbilt lover! I had been thinking about converting one of my Petes with CAT C-15 and 18 speed, but not anymore. The new model DRW's are impressive.

Before this dually I towed a 32.5' Avion Platinum with my 98 4x4 quad cab RAM with the combo grossing 20.5K. The truck handled the RV in most conditions except for the sudden gusts of wind and semi's passing and so on. I always felt I was at my limit and always felt like I always had to be constantly paying attention.

I was extremely pleased after towing the new RAM Dually and MS Combo of 28K+ in all weather conditions.

What convinced me the Dually was up to the task was traveling from Palm Springs to Phoenix on I-10 heading east with winds coming from the South West at 45mph. I could let go of the wheel and did not move from my lane. The only time I actually felt the wind was coming into Blythe where the road curves to the right and the wind was more directly from the side. Even then it did not feel unsafe. Friends were traveling in front of us in a 40' Motorhome. When we stopped the driver said how much he fought the steering wheel to stay in his lane. I told him what our rig felt like. Now he is thinking about a Dually and 5er.

I am sure the bigger rigs are rock solid also but I know my combo is very safe from all It has been thru.

Nice to have options. A few years ago I would have gone with the bigger rig but that now is not necessary. IMHO