Towing with 5.5 Ft Box
Can u tow a 5th wheel with pickup with 5.5 Box? if so what should I order on new pickup
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2112 wrote:SDcampowneroperator wrote:My grocery getter has more payload than most 3/4 ton diesels I've seen.
Sure, it can be done to tow a 5er with a grocery hauler. After you add a slider hitch, extra springs or air bags, change the tires to E' s, add trailer brake unit .
After all that you still have a grocery hauler with weak brakes.
For less money, no mods, get the right truck. you wont find it any harder to park and not measurably thirstier on fuel.
I traded my overweight, overrated superglide for a 90lb Husky fixed. I realized I didn't require a slider. I installed Timbrens to level it out. Why do I need E tires? The brake controller is integrated with the truck. It seems to work great. The brakes have stopped the rig every time so far. Why would I have weak brakes? I get 22 mpg driving my grocery getter to work and 9-12 mpg towing the FW in my sig.
What else you got?
While your truck has no where near the real world payload of any newer HD pickup, except on paper, I agre with the rest whole heartedly.
Not saying I wouldn’t rather have a bigger truck, but that doesn’t discount the capability of “lowly half tons”. I’ve dragged 10k or more a lot of miles with many different half tons.
It’s about a hat you’re comfortable with and what the vehicle will reasonably handle.
The remainder of the considerations get lost once the weight cops show up. Lol.
