5th wheel & Half-ton TV Thoughts
Hello all, I have a friend who has a F150 who is currently towing a 30ft bumper pull trailer who is looking to move up to a 5th wheel. I am concerned that while the dealership says he'll be fine th...
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usmcshepherd wrote:
Thanks for everyone’s response…between my recommendations and what he found here he decided to go with a TT for now…but is already looking at a 3/4 ton upgrade to his truck for pulling the new TT as well as preparing for the 5er down there road.
Remind him that all 3/4 ton trucks aren't the same. And gas or diesel ...new or used trucks.
A 2500 GM model with the 11550 gvwr and 6600 rawr gets him around 3400-3500 lb in the bed payload for carrying a 5th wheel hitch and the trailers hitch weight.
Fords F250 10800 gvwr...and 6340 rawr with the camper package or heavy service pack give has the same suspension as the std duty F350 srw. These truck can easily handle 3200 -3300 lb payload
Ram 2500 come with a 10000 gvwr and depending on year models can have a 6000-6200-6500 rawr. The 6500 rawr came in the mid teens will give the best payload.
If he is looking at 13k-14k lb 5th wheel trailer then a one ton srw would be a better choice.
Which brings up another issues as some one ton srw trucks have the same gvwr/rawr packages as the higher rated 3/4 ton trucks.
