Towing Capacity
I suspect this has been asked and answered... The 5th wheel trailer we are looking to buy has a gross weight of just under 16,000 pounds. We are planning on trips out west going through mountains. Am...
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TXiceman wrote:
Towing is a tow part consideration. I suspect with your 17000# max on the truck you are in a single rear wheel truck and a 3.55 or 3.42 axle.
A 16000# 5er will have a loaded pin weight of about 3200#. you have to look at the payload capacity of the truck. Add the pin weight ( not brochure dry weight) plus the 5er hitch, any truck cargo and passengers for a total weight. This has to be less than the trucks payload or cargo capacity.
If you are out west, you will want a 3.73 rear axle or a 4.10 axle for mountain towing. I would look at a diesel 1 ton dually.
Ken
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Information above, realize that a diesel 3/4 will have a max tow capacity in the 17,000# range, BUT it will NOT have the capacity to carry the pin weight that goes with that weight.
The MAX weight is for a flatbed GN where the load can be placed over the axles so s to reduce the pin weight to be within the payload of 3/4 ton TV. You can’t do that with an RV 5er, it will always be about 20% to 25% of the 5ers weight.
In addition the MAX is just that the MAXIMUM for the stripper version of that TV. Once options are added to the TV that MAX starts going down!
