Towing > 40ft - drw vs srw?
I have a triple axle toy hauler with a top weight of 18k pounds. Four years ago I research the heck out of the type of tow vehicle to get and decided on a drw. I ended up with a 2009 F-450, but unfo...
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Huntindog wrote:4x4ord wrote:This post is all over the map.
I consider an 18000 lb trailer a light trailer even though most rv's are lighter than that. I tow much heavier than 18000 lbs with my SRW. If I didn't feel safe doing it I would use a bigger truck.....I've got lots of trucks. I think the 3500 GMCs are is rated for 17600 lbs. Alot of dually guys haven't hauled with a new style SRW pickup. Pulling my 16000 lb rv with my SRW is a very relaxing experience.
You say you tow much heavier than 18K. Then say the new GMCs are rated for less than that (17,600).
Then say that towing your even lighter 16K trailer is easy....
Too much Eggnog?
OP, you won't be happy with a SRW. and it would be an expensive experiment to try it, then end up buying a DRW in the end,
HEY, he has a B&W hitch so that right there makes it all right. :B
