5th Wheel with no dually truck
Greetings, my wife and I are in the early stage of being Seniors and are in the planning stage and intend on purchasing a RV (5th Wheel?) by spring of '21. We do intend on traveling across country and...
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The newer SRW trucks have higher payload capacities. But ignore the dry and brochure weights from the manufacturers. A typical 5er, loaded for full time use will have a loaded pin weight of close to or more than 20% of the trailers GVWR. Ours is 22%.
So the trailer you are looking at will be closer to 0.2 x 14,435 or more like 2887# or more.
Make sure the truck has a payload capacity of 2887# plus passengers, plus hitch, plus any cargo in the bed.
We are full time and use our F350 crewcab dually as a daily driver with no issues. It is not a matter of what you prefer, but a matter of what the truck can carry.
Ken
So the trailer you are looking at will be closer to 0.2 x 14,435 or more like 2887# or more.
Make sure the truck has a payload capacity of 2887# plus passengers, plus hitch, plus any cargo in the bed.
We are full time and use our F350 crewcab dually as a daily driver with no issues. It is not a matter of what you prefer, but a matter of what the truck can carry.
Ken
