Who Says Honda "Ridgeline" Can't Tow 5th-Wheel

PAThwacker wrote:
I guess you never shredded a 7 way wire.

Actually no I haven't but I do understand that electric brakes are considerably less reliable than your truck brakes. I still stand by my assertion that a 4500 lb Honda will stop a 3000 lb trailer much faster than a 8000 lb dually pickup with stop a 15000 pound trailer if the trailer brakes fail.

rjstractor wrote:

3 dog nights wrote:
I don't doubt he can pull it, I worry about them stopping it.

That's kind of an ignorant statement IMO. Nearly all trailers have brakes, besides that trailer weighs maybe 3000 lbs, considerably less than the tow vehicle. Even without trailer brakes, I have no doubt that Ridgeline will stop that little trailer a lot shorter than a 3500 dually would stop a 15K fiver without brakes.

I guess you never shredded a 7 way wire.

Because you can, doesn't mean you should..

B.O.

Uncle had a rig that looked the same, was an 87 20ft Bigfoot and weighed 3000pds dry with a pin weight of 580pds. Cargo capacity was in around 1000pds and he towed it with a S10 pick up for a few trips over a couple of years.

Ridgeline has more then enough tow ratings to handle it, most likely very well. Would also like to see how it is all set up, must have some sort of slider hitch, based on the pictures I could not see it turning another way but i do not see a beat up cab lol.

I'd love to see the hitch and how the set up turns. I didn't think a 5th wheel and a Ridgeline would have matched up.

Mike E. wrote:
I'd be a bit more worried about the fellow driving into a construction zone snapping photos of the rig next to him ;)

You have a good point there,

I'd be a bit more worried about the fellow driving into a construction zone snapping photos of the rig next to him ;)

It is an extremely light trailer, maybe 3,000 GVW maximum. The 5,000 lb. rating, like other vehicles, is derived using a flat bed trailer with bricks or lumber. No wind drag to speak of. For an RV trailer, a two to three thousand pound drop from the advertised rating is wise.

3 dog nights wrote:
I don't doubt he can pull it, I worry about them stopping it.

That's kind of an ignorant statement IMO. Nearly all trailers have brakes, besides that trailer weighs maybe 3000 lbs, considerably less than the tow vehicle. Even without trailer brakes, I have no doubt that Ridgeline will stop that little trailer a lot shorter than a 3500 dually would stop a 15K fiver without brakes.

Think Ranchero and El Camino...derived from a 'car' and the Ridgeline is derived from the Odyssey platform

All unibody/monocoque's have 'stub' frames for the engine. Whether transvers or longitudinal. Some have stub frames for their truck too...some do not. Some have a sheetmetal rail running the length of the vehicle that is a kinda sorta like a ladder frame without the cross members

Anything can be done...key is whether it is designed correctly and sized correctly for the application

Hope the engineering accounted for the increased moment (leverage) of the hitch from the pan up to the fiver's PIN. Spread that load widely...else stress raisers will rear up later down the road