How much engine to tow 5500 lbs?
My wife and I are looking to buy a used 19-22 ft 5th wheel. Weight range from 35-4000 dry so I am figuring 5-5500 lbs wet weight. I have already decided the TV has to be a 3/4 ton with either a exte...
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APT wrote:This is what I would go with as well. If you wanted to go to a larger trailer you would not be limited by the truck. The trade off is unloaded fuel economy. Pulling the camper the mileage would be similar.
From that era, I recommend GM 8.1L and Ford V10. The small blocks didn't have the power of today's full sized pickups and were mated to 4-spd transmissions. The only penalty of the bigger engines from that era is unloaded fuel economy compared to say GM 6.0L or Ford 5.4L.
