jlhartline wrote:
So full specs is the truck is 2019 Limited F250 Crew Cab SRW 3.55 short bed diesel with the heavy towing option. I bought it to use as a daily driver so I opted not to go to a DRW in the 350 or 450 class.
From what everyone is saying, it sounds like that Montana High Country 381TH will be out of reach due to weight. That's a shame since it would be perfect for my Yamaha Royal Star Venture and I love how they laid it out without reducing the living space.
You're in for a huge surprise when you weigh a 4 door truck and even an empty 5th wheel. With allowance for 25% pin weight and maybe two passengers, you should look at 5th wheels with GVWRs no more than 10k pounds. A SRW 1 ton will get you another couple thousand pounds.
You don't need "heavy towing" add much as you need "more gvwr." My truck is rated for over 20k GCWR, butt there is simply no trailer on earth that can get me to the GCWR without busting the payload rating (~2700 pounds) or putting a real hurting on my two rear tires. People don't buy DRW trucks because they like replacing six tires instead of four or because they hate drive throughs and normal parking spots. They buy them because they are rated and able to support the weight rewired for heavy trailering.
If you don't want a DRW, buy a ball hitch trailer instead. I'd won't pull as nice, but you can get a much bigger trailer without busting your GVWR.
