Stopped at the stealers to peak at their medium duty trucks. That thing is a monster. There was a 4 x 4 on the lot, the transfer case is gigantic, disappointed in the skid plat for it is only about 8" off the ground. Clearance of the front end parts wasn't anything to brag about either. Definitely not an off roader. Door steps and tanks weren't far off the ground either. What was really nice, popped the hood and everything was right there. Should be easy to work on. From top of frame to top of cab was 4'6". What I was really interested in measuring. Guess you can't have everything.

You need 3.75' from the deck to the top of the cab to have sufficient TC cab over clearance since most current model TC's are designed with 4' of clearance under the cab over. You should have measured cab and frame rail heights too. If it sits lower than a Ford or Ram, you may be able to lift the camper to clear the cab yet still be under legal height.

I purchased a 2007 C4500 Chevrolet Monroe Pickup to pull my 37ft 5th wheel with. It's the best truck choice for towing my 15,000lb 5th wheel. I've pulled it with a Chevy and Ford 3/4 tons and a Chevy 1 ton. The C4500 handles the 5th wheel like a dream. The one drawback is the cab height. It is too high for a camper. It looks like the new C4500s have a lower cab height.

And the other measurement I wanted to get was ground to top of cab, next time. It's an outside chance anyway.

Any cab height over 7.25' will be an issue with overall camper height once mounted.

Bedlam wrote:Any cab height over 7.25' will be an issue with overall camper height once mounted.I measured 5’ from bottom of cabover to top of a/c on my 10.4 so that is about right.

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Bedlam
Moderator
May 13, 2019
Any cab height over 7.25' will be an issue with overall camper height once mounted.
Marcela
Explorer
May 13, 2019
And the other measurement I wanted to get was ground to top of cab, next time. It's an outside chance anyway.
the_bear_II
Explorer
May 13, 2019
I purchased a 2007 C4500 Chevrolet Monroe Pickup to pull my 37ft 5th wheel with. It's the best truck choice for towing my 15,000lb 5th wheel. I've pulled it with a Chevy and Ford 3/4 tons and a Chevy 1 ton. The C4500 handles the 5th wheel like a dream.

The one drawback is the cab height. It is too high for a camper. It looks like the new C4500s have a lower cab height.
Bedlam
Moderator
May 13, 2019
You need 3.75' from the deck to the top of the cab to have sufficient TC cab over clearance since most current model TC's are designed with 4' of clearance under the cab over. You should have measured cab and frame rail heights too. If it sits lower than a Ford or Ram, you may be able to lift the camper to clear the cab yet still be under legal height.

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