mrkoje wrote:
BobWanderer wrote:
FWIW
SALESMAN LIE !!
We were told that we would have no problem towing a triple axel rig that weighed more empty than Our truck is rated to tow.
I don't mean to sound like an a** but I take personal offense when you denigrate my entire profession.
O K, I will admit I was a bit harsh with that statement. SORRY
On the other hand, I have spent a few weekends over the last 3 months looking for a new rig and can't believe some of the stuff I have been told. My first statement to all of the salesman who ask what were looking for is "a fifth wheel toy hauler around 30' and 13K gross". I do know all the specs on my truck as well as the FEW rigs that fit my requirements. Its painfully obvious that none of the dealers within 50+ miles of here have the smaller rigs in stock. The standard answer is let me show you what we have and then the bull starts flowing about how my truck can handle this rig no problem.
The dealer that told us we could tow the triple axel/triple slide model, did so since that was the smallest fiver he had, we promptly left.
ONE salesman out of ~10 looked up the specs of our truck on his computer and agreed with us that we were looking for a rig in the correct range.
I could go on and on, but I hope you get my point.
I have been in retail sales/service so I DO KNOW a little about customers.
Again, sorry if I offended anyone who is an honest salesman.
Back on topic
I don't know the specs on your truck, and there were 2 models that were 28' according to Forest Rivers website. Both had over 1,000# tongue weight and were 7.5K - 8K dry weight. Add all the weights up for what your loading into the rig and I think you will be near 10K.
My old truck, a 2500 HD Chevy with a 6.0 gas motor struggled with a 24' T H with similar weights.
Just want to clarify what I said about my previous truck.
It always did what we asked of it, including some monster hill climbs in the Eastern Sierras.
Never overheated or broke down, but spent a lot of time in 2nd gear and was spinning at 4-5,000 RPM to maintain a decent speed. Got 3.5 to 4 MPG most of the time towing loaded and 7-8 MPG without the toys. Before you say there was something wrong with it, there wasn't, it got 16+ MPG not towing and I am a retired mechanic with a computer program to scan for codes and monitor vehicle data. It had 4.10 axels and I put larger tires on it, that brought the effective gear ratio to about 3.70, that made a VERY SLIGHT improvement in MPG. I tried a "programmer" and tweaked the shift points to try and get it out of 2nd gear, nothing worked. With a 25 gal fuel tank and 3-4 MPG, we had to carry fuel jugs to transfer gas from the fuel station to the truck on a few trips.
Glad I am done with that.
