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webejpn
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017

Did I just buy a 5th wheel?!?!?! What did I get into?

Some background. Been camping all my life. We recently sold our travel trailer that was sitting on some land we owned. We sold it with the land because I had no way to tow it hence why it sat at tha...
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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jul 26, 2017
Weigh your trucks rear axle, now look to see what your tires can carry at full psi. Double tire capacity and then subtract rear axle weight. I am betting that number is much less than the weight of a hitch and 20 percent of the RV's GVWR.

You would be an accident waiting to happen.

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