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Hedgehog
Explorer
Jun 02, 2015

Fifthwheel ordered - now I need new truck - advice please

We sold our diesel pusher and just ordered a 2016 Montana 3160RL. The fifthwheel has a dry weight of 11,700 and a pin weight of 2570. I know I need a 1 ton and prefer to stay with single rear wheel be...
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BurbMan
Explorer II
Jun 02, 2015
ib516 wrote:
transferred wrote:
Diesel is the only engine for towing more than 5,000 lbs.

LOL


LOL X2! I tow 9000 lbs and pass folks going uphill, and that's with the old 4 speed transmission.

They were cruising nicely at 55 until they let it upshift to 3rd, then never recovered that momentum. Again, the OP lives in MA, there are no grades like this in the northeast.

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