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Ducky69
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Jun 30, 2013

SRW v. DRW

I'm thinking of purchasing a Columbus 385bhs GVW 15940. But I'm unsure if a new 3500 Dodge Longhorn mega cab SRW with a tow capacity of 16720 will be fine for towing, or should I move to a dually.

Please advise Thanks

Pin weight of camper is 1920 dry weight 12,300
Payload of truck is a little more than 4000 lbs

Is length of camper an issue besides weight of camper?
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  • C_Schomer's avatar
    C_Schomer
    Explorer
    Jun 30, 2013
    After having both, I wouldn't even think of a srw for that much load. Craig
  • Rob_Fla's avatar
    Rob_Fla
    Explorer
    Jun 30, 2013
    We got our first DRW about a year ago, love the step up from the SRW, much more stable, rides much better, our GVW is 15,950.
    Actual weight of our 5er is 15,200 with a pin weight of 3,450.
  • Ducky69's avatar
    Ducky69
    Explorer
    Jun 30, 2013
    Payload for truck is 4200 lbs. Pin weight is 1920. Sorry I should have included that before
  • blt2ski's avatar
    blt2ski
    Moderator
    Jun 30, 2013
    Tow capacity is NOT the thing you want to worry about, It is PAYLOAD of your current truck! Do you have 4000lbs of payload available? If so, your current truck will do it, if not, your truck is overloaded! even if under its tow rating!

    Marty
  • ChooChooMan74's avatar
    ChooChooMan74
    Explorer
    Jun 30, 2013
    I use to have a dually forbtowing race cars, and IMHO, I would get the dually for that much trailer.

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