Towing a 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
I have a 27' Sportsmen 5th wheel. I am looking to buy a newer truck and will be using it for driving to work 90% of the time, pulling my boat 7% of the time and my 5th wheel 3% of the time. The 5th wh...
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jmaellis wrote:
How would one of these www.automatedsafetyhitch.com/ enhance the ability of a F150 to tow the 5th wheel mentioned by the OP. Seems that with the pin over it's own axle, any payload concerns would be alleviated and the extra set of brakes is a good thing. So would the only consideration be the max towing weight?
For the added cost of that the OP could buy a bigger truck and be way ahead money-wise.
I'm in the camp saying a F-150 with the HD Payload and Trailering package will be fine for the limited amount of 5th wheel pulling described.
