Who's Towing a 5th with a half ton?
How many people out there are towing a 5th wheel with a half ton truck, and the weight of your 5th wheel?
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Best to get the right tool for the job. Can you cut down a tree with a hand saw? Sure you can. But it's a lot easier and safer to use a chain saw.
Im not the weight police, but I've had a 2011 Silverado 1500 with tow package. Owners manual specifically says NOT capable/acceptable or whatever for 5th wheel. Yet, there's at least two people who posted that clearly have virtually the same vehicle, who, I guess, feel they know better than the manufacturer. That's fine.. their choice.
I upgraded my truck (and since then, my TT). I bought a 2014 Ram 2500 CTD, 4WD. Cargo capacity is 2100lbs. I was considering a 5ver, but anything I wanted would have resulted in probably 2000lbs or more of pin weight (20 percent of 10K or more in GVWR). That, plus my cargo (me, wife etc), would have have obviously exceeded my cargo capacity. Would have still been under my axle rating, but I would rather be within all weight ratings.
I got a super nice TT that is well within my overall capacities, and it has just about as much living space as any 5ver I was looking at. Maybe not as much storage bins, but lots of internal storage.
Point is, even with my 3/4 ton, I did not have the CC for most 5vers. And my previous 1/2 had clear warnings to NOT tow a 5ver.
Again, buy the proper tool to do the job.
Mike
Im not the weight police, but I've had a 2011 Silverado 1500 with tow package. Owners manual specifically says NOT capable/acceptable or whatever for 5th wheel. Yet, there's at least two people who posted that clearly have virtually the same vehicle, who, I guess, feel they know better than the manufacturer. That's fine.. their choice.
I upgraded my truck (and since then, my TT). I bought a 2014 Ram 2500 CTD, 4WD. Cargo capacity is 2100lbs. I was considering a 5ver, but anything I wanted would have resulted in probably 2000lbs or more of pin weight (20 percent of 10K or more in GVWR). That, plus my cargo (me, wife etc), would have have obviously exceeded my cargo capacity. Would have still been under my axle rating, but I would rather be within all weight ratings.
I got a super nice TT that is well within my overall capacities, and it has just about as much living space as any 5ver I was looking at. Maybe not as much storage bins, but lots of internal storage.
Point is, even with my 3/4 ton, I did not have the CC for most 5vers. And my previous 1/2 had clear warnings to NOT tow a 5ver.
Again, buy the proper tool to do the job.
Mike
