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bigcitypopo
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2013

The retirement tow vehicle planning...

My better half and I have decided to sock it away for our retirement setup. She wants a nice 5er. Something like a Montana or a Forrest river rig.

80-120K range...

I am more concerned with truck. I can't write off any of that interest.. So I gotta do this right.. Lol.

I'm not partial to dodge, even though the cummins is a great motor... I am lookin hard at the Ford Super Duty. I'd really like to stay in SRW , if a dually is a must ... Then maybe even consider a freightliner m2?

Any advice or suggestions would be great. I'm currently finishing a 10 day trip a Pismo coast village... I'm seeing a ton of freightliners... Lol nice rigs.
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  • danoren's avatar
    danoren
    Explorer
    Aug 19, 2013
    Look around and find the best 5er+truck you can afford the key work here is AFFORD.
    we did the same when we started , got an used F-250 7.3LT and a 27' 5er with one slide ,later when we were more comfortable we traded for a newer signature rig.
    It is difficult to give you an advice as there are to many details missing.
  • Bedlam's avatar
    Bedlam
    Moderator
    Aug 19, 2013
    With SRW you are limited to under 15k lb FW's due to the pin weight. If you are fine with these smaller rigs for full-timing, it will be enough. If you want anything close or larger to this weight, get the DRW so you have reserve capacity and additional stability.

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