new 3500 srw tow vehicle?
I will be buying a new diesel tow vehicle in Jan\Feb 2014 My trailer is a redwood triple slide with a scale weight of 14000 lbs brochure said 13,800 lbs with a brochure pin weight of 2700lbs. I have ...
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john&bet wrote:crickeydog wrote:A short bed truck does not necessarily mean a shorter truck. A short bed truck can have the same wheel base and overall length as a long bed truck, depending on cab configuration. So no tail wagging the dog so to speak.
FWIW: When we were shopping for a new truck in 2005, we wanted a SRW 3500 as well. Turned out we would have been overweight on the SRW trucks GVWR when hitched to our 30' 5'er (see sig). Loaded, our 30' 5'er scales at 14,205 lbs. It's GVWR is 14,400 lbs. Pin weight is 3710 lbs. We had to buy a DRW in order to have room to play with when loading the truck. Look seriously at the DRW vs. SRW weight ratings when considering what you plan to tow, as well as buying a short bed truck to tow a 5'er. You have a large 5'er. Hitched to a SRW short bed truck, IMHO, your 5'er's wagging the dog!!! Good luck.
Happy camping!!! See y'all down the road!!!:)
The guide says it will do the job but I was wondering about peoples experience with the new trucks
