Bumper pull versus fifth wheel
I pull a 22 ft. bumper pull wt. 3700# with a 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 3.6L gas with no problem. Will my PU handle a 24 ft. 5th wheel?
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2112 wrote:ReneeG wrote:Oh come on guys, stop fear mongering the new guy. The OP would be looking at a Scamp or Escape, 5500lb GVWR, 850lb pin, to make it work. Hardly DRW territory. There are a few that are a little heavier, but I think his 3900lb rear axle would put them out of reach. He would have to do the numbers.A1ARealtorRick wrote:
This is just my opinion, but I just can't wrap by brain around pulling a 5er with a 1/2-ton, 6-cylinder (269 lb. ft. of torque) truck. Plus (and maybe this is just me) I always like to see dual rear wheels under a 5th wheel. Personally, I'd stick with a bumper pull.
Agree or get the bigger truck as mentioned.
Not fear mongering, just fact-presenting. Scamps and Escapes are great little 5ers -- but just try to find one (I just checked rvt.com, and not a single unit is listed for sale, and that was a nationwide search). Anything more than that I'd want at least a 3/4-ton, and (personally) a DRW, but as I mentioned before, this is just what I would do personally, and should not necessarily be construed as the opinion of the majority.
