Thinking of getting a new 5er!
We are thinking of upgrading to a new 5er, I would like to get some of your opinions on the different brands. I have a 3/4 ton Ram Cummins TV, and would like to keep the 5er less than 33 feet, and we ...
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goducks10 wrote:
You will be fine with most lighter weight 5th wheels. Don't pay attention to the GVWR of the 5thwheel. You need to look at the UVW and dry pin weight. GVWR's and pin weights compared to the UVW are all over the place.
Example, my 5er has a GVWR of 11,500lbs but a UVW of 7315lbs. My dry pin is 1385lbs. Going by the GVWR of the 5er would mean I can't tow it cause the pin would theoretically be 2300lbs. In fact it's only 1800lbs and my loaded weight is 9000lbs+/-.
I too have a 2500 CTD and as usuall most 3/4 ton diesels have low payload ratings. Upside is they also have good RAWR. I'm over my trucks GVWR by 200lbs but under the RAWR by 1300lbs, under the tow rating by 3400lbs and under the GCVWR by 2600lbs. Truck and 5er handle extremely well.
I could care less about the GVW of a trailer. To me it's the UVW, dry pin and the CCC. I know I load about 1300-15000lbs in it so when shopping I look at the trailers factory shipping sticker and the CCC on the sticker. Add in my 1500lbs and figure 20% for pin weight.
You can use the 5ers GVW for figuring but like in my case I would have to pass on what I bought. Which is wrong because it's a great setup. If you know how much you load in your current TT then you should be able to use the new 5er UVW and dry pin then add you current cargo weight.
Tend to agree with GoDucks, There are some 5er with 1,200# CC, and others with 4,000# (not TH) so with the Dry weight, I know that we currently carry about 1,200# of STUFF in our 5er.
It has a dry weight of 9,820, and a GVWR of 12,360#, we tow it at just over 11,000#.
Yes also over TV GVWR, but still have 500#+ on a 6,084# Rear Axle rating, and 1,246# of tire capacity.
