Towing a small 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
I am thinking of trading in my TT for a 5th wheel.... I have a Dodge Ram 1500, 4.7L V8 with towing package. The specs show that I should be able to tow 7300 lbs. Do you see any problems with towin...
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I would recommend one thing to anyone purchasing a 5er or TT, please use the units GVW, not it's "dry" or "empty" or "shipping" weight....it's not realistic...People will load up 5er with pots', pans, dishes, dry goods, clothes, outdoor chairs and on and on...It would probably be best to take worse case scenario and use the units GVW, whether you load to that or not...one won't know until they've weighed it, loaded....I would also take the units GVW to figure out how much pin weight one will put in the bed of their truck..(approx. 20% of the 5ers GVW, to get a ballpark idea)....Now, go from there...These "dry pin weight's' really don't do one much good unless you're going to tow the 5er the way it was shipped with nothing in it, but what it came with....If one decides to carry water with them, (some fresh water), weight can start adding up....
