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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Yes, we all see folks towing with overloaded vehicles. It seems unfair to the OP to say he can't. He will have to decide if it is safe. Overloading the rear axle, and especially the rear tire ratings is obviously not safe. I agree with rhagfo's earlier post. If lightly overloaded, it is safer with a FW, rather than a TT.
There are 1/2 ton Ford and GMs out there with 1800 plus payloads, that can safely handle the FW that OP is talking about.
Jerry
There are 1/2 ton Ford and GMs out there with 1800 plus payloads, that can safely handle the FW that OP is talking about.
Jerry
