3/4 Ton Towing fifth wheel
I am interested in seeing what fifth wheels people tow with 3/4 ton SB. I am looking to upgrade my fifth and it is heavier. Thanks for the help Dennis
Forum Discussion
All these years, all these threads, why is it that continually we see, "5er has a "dry" or empty weight of X"? Dry pin weight is X? It's not real world...It truely is a useless number when matching a tow vehicle to what one is towing....Though most WILL NOT fill their 5er to it's GVW, it is STILL surprising just how much one loads into their 5er without realizing it, unless they weigh it. First time I traded one 5er for another and transferred everything from the old 5er to the new 5er I was AMAZED at how much I was carrying. My 5er has a GVW of 16,950, it's empty weight is 14440..giving me 2,510# of cargo carrying capacity. I carry no water in the fresh water tanks, ( never have), black water tank, gray water tank, when I'm towing are all empty)...5er, last weighed was 16,050...with a pin weight of 3300#...
When I purchased my truck, I didn't go by "empty" or "dry" weight...I used my 5er's GVW, and took approx. 20% of that to get an idea of how much pin weight I might be dropping in the bed of my truck. Mine works out to a tad more than 20%.
BUT, more and more post, when people ask about a truck to tow their 5er with, seems 99% of them will address the "empty" or "dry" weight which is not very realistic. Just curious as to why most seem to do this any more...By the time you've added propane, clothes, pots, pans, dishes, outdoor chairs, blankets, sheets, dry goods and on and on....by addressing "dry weight", "empty weight" or "dry pin weight"....no loading of the unit has been factored in at all...and I didn't even say anything about carrying some water around..(also have hot water heater that may be carrying 6 to 12 gallon of water), it all adds up.....quickly
didn't mean to get off topic, but when asking questions about towing a 5er with a particular truck, it would be MUCH MORE PERTINENT for us to know the GVW of the 5er, and it would behoove the person asking the question, to also use that same information, it's just common sense.
When I purchased my truck, I didn't go by "empty" or "dry" weight...I used my 5er's GVW, and took approx. 20% of that to get an idea of how much pin weight I might be dropping in the bed of my truck. Mine works out to a tad more than 20%.
BUT, more and more post, when people ask about a truck to tow their 5er with, seems 99% of them will address the "empty" or "dry" weight which is not very realistic. Just curious as to why most seem to do this any more...By the time you've added propane, clothes, pots, pans, dishes, outdoor chairs, blankets, sheets, dry goods and on and on....by addressing "dry weight", "empty weight" or "dry pin weight"....no loading of the unit has been factored in at all...and I didn't even say anything about carrying some water around..(also have hot water heater that may be carrying 6 to 12 gallon of water), it all adds up.....quickly
didn't mean to get off topic, but when asking questions about towing a 5er with a particular truck, it would be MUCH MORE PERTINENT for us to know the GVW of the 5er, and it would behoove the person asking the question, to also use that same information, it's just common sense.
