DRW vs. SRW for towing fivers
Has anyone towed fivers with both DRW and SRW pickups? I currently have a F350 diesel DRW, and I'm looking to get a new F350 but I'm debating on the rear wheel config. Ease of parking and maneuvering...
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Dual tires on the rear gives you the confidence of stability and extra tires on the axle. For a camper trailer its fine. We've all seen people overload one ton duallies, also.
My camper trailer has a tongue weight of approx. 2500lbs loaded with my stuff. My tires are light truck tires and can take 3640 lbs @ 80psi per tire. The tires can take a lot more tongue weight than what my one ton truck SRW is actually rated for. So, I wouldn't get too excited about a camper trailer overloading the tires on a one ton SRW.
Honestly, I've yet to see a lot of one ton SRW trucks towing a fifth wheel camper with blown tires and broken springs stranded on the side of the highways. Usually a blown tire will be from not enough air or warn out.
I own commercial trucks that we have to watch weights over bridges and on highways. I'm up close and personal with weights and heights on our commercial trucks.
I haul my camper from Maine to Florida and back again, problem free.
My camper trailer has a tongue weight of approx. 2500lbs loaded with my stuff. My tires are light truck tires and can take 3640 lbs @ 80psi per tire. The tires can take a lot more tongue weight than what my one ton truck SRW is actually rated for. So, I wouldn't get too excited about a camper trailer overloading the tires on a one ton SRW.
Honestly, I've yet to see a lot of one ton SRW trucks towing a fifth wheel camper with blown tires and broken springs stranded on the side of the highways. Usually a blown tire will be from not enough air or warn out.
I own commercial trucks that we have to watch weights over bridges and on highways. I'm up close and personal with weights and heights on our commercial trucks.
I haul my camper from Maine to Florida and back again, problem free.
