Best truck for large 5th Wheel
Hello, We need to order a new truck. I was wondering if you could share your experience towing a large 5th wheel (Solitude 378) and what truck you would recommend. Leaning towards an F350 4x4 Cr...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
No way a semi truck with a much bigger engine and drivetrain towing the same RV as a DRW pickup is going to get better mileage.
empty no, loaded up with 16-20K of weight, all day long. there not even working at that weight.
Cummins12V98 wrote:
More money to maintain and most likely more to insure.
don't know about the US but when I looked into it registering it as a rv and insuring was quite a bit cheeper then my F350. maintence would probably work out to less over the life. instead of changing oil every 5-8000 miles you changing it every 150000 miles, or more. so even if its 3 times the cost its way cheeper over the long run. as for other parts ya it will cost more but the adverage person who buys a class 8 and converts it will most likely never have to deal with much as they just won't put the miles on it that will wear them out.
Cummins12V98 wrote:
I remember around 2011 when DRW pickups came out that could handle the big RV’s people were selling their MD Freightliners as fast as they could and bought DRW pickups.
ya class & or MD truck suck, they were the worst of both worlds, they were bigger than a pick up, but pretty much had the same motor classes so they were heavy and under powered.
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Seat comfort? I have towed many 8-22 hour days and felt great.
good for you, I used to do that when I was young also. now with a bad back and knees from serving in the military for 20 years I find anything over 6 to 8 hours is enough (I can push it when I need to though) , but I can ride in my buddys class 8 for 12+ no issues. way better seats, I wish they would fit in my F350 haha
all this above is provided yyou can find the right truck. to register it as a rv it has to have so many features that are on a list at our local vehicle registration place. also you need to look for the right body/engine/trans/gearing combos to see the max fuel economy. some of the newer trucks are seeing 13mpg towing 80000 lbs trailers down the highway, I would love to see what they would get with only 16000 lbs and singled
Steve
