SRW Truck Max length 5th Wheel
Am about to purchase a 3/4 ton diesel truck. We are going to upgrade our 5th wheel at the same time. Trying to figure out what the Max length I can safely tow. ALL kinds of stuff on line about DRW vs ...
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rhagfo wrote:JIMNLIN wrote:
2500 ? SRW ?? DRW ??
These are three separate trucks.
Dodge/Ram/Ford/GM doesn't market a 2500 SRW truck. But all three market a one ton SRW a one ton DRW and the 250/2500 size trucks.
The 250/2500 doesn't come under any 40-42 foot trailers umbrella. Some properly set up SRW trucks can handle a very light weight trailer that size. The DRW truck is a much safer overall truck for those super length trailers.
Now without any actual weights were just throwing around opinions and guesses.
We all have seen those big 40' trailers with a 18k- 20k GVWR.
That 5er the OP is looking at has a 13,501# GVWR and 11,000# dry weight, I would say well within a heavy payload 2500!
I had a GMC 2500 4x4 crew that weighed 7200 with a full tank and me.
My GVW was 9500 giving me 2300 lbs of payload. My fiver could weigh 11200 fully loaded leaving me 100 lbs (20% of 11K) for my wife and anything else.
So I might have been 300-400 lbs over when we traveled but I couldn't take the chance for any trip of substance.
A new 1 ton duramax in the driveway and I feel much better.
