Fifth wheel hitch weight concerns
New to posting on the forum but have been reading for a couple of years and learning from other's experiences. We currently own a 7300 pound TT and are looking to upgrade to a fifth wheel. Looking a...
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donn0128 wrote:das wrote:
Thanks for the info and ideas. That's what I was hoping to hear was someone that tows with a similar truck and trailer. Larger TV isn't an option for me since I just got this on 3 months ago. Any lighter fifth wheel ideas are welcome if I could find something similar (just lighter). I know that I cant have everything that we wont wrapped up in a small trailer. Other option is a travel trailer that almost has the same set up. A Keystone 34BHPR that only has a dry weight of 7076 lbs.
Why do you keep asking about "dry" weights? Have you been reading the posts?
But to answer your question, yes a TT would be a far better choice for your truck. With the 6.0L motor you also have to be very careful of weights.
The only reason I ask about the "dry" weights are because we are just looking at the is model as an option. I do not know what the total weight will be because I do not have it. Can not take it across a scales as some have mentined if I do not own it. We added about 1400 pounds of weight to our TT and did not know how much more weight people load in a Fifth Wheel. Thanks to answers i have received and have helped make our decision, this trailer is probably not something I would want to be pulling with my current set up.
