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...
In your first post you said gross wt of about 16K. That wt would normally be your scaled wt, loaded ready to camp. If you mean GVWR, which is the max load for that trailer, is just under 16K a 1T SRW may work for you. If GVWR is actually higher than 16K, you may need the added RAWR that a DRW can provide.