Towing question

therink wrote:
A 1 ton SRW runs under $1000 more and they are hard to find on dealer lots, especially new or if gas. I had to order mine, but that's OK. I had it built with exactly what I wanted. It drives no different than a 3/4 ton.

If you are going new, it's likely only around 2% increase in the truck price to have a truck that won't be over the design weights.

On the used market, I couldn't see where there was any price difference. We wound up with a 3/4 ton but have a smaller 5th wheel so it wasn't important to us.

A 1 ton SRW runs under $1000 more and they are hard to find on dealer lots, especially new or if gas. I had to order mine, but that's OK. I had it built with exactly what I wanted. It drives no different than a 3/4 ton.

Since you are looking at trucks still, why not short circut the process and go to a single rear wheel 1 ton.

If the 3/4 is borderline, the 1 ton should have enough payload (still check the actual ratings).

Both ride about the same and the 1 ton will cost little or nothing extra.

Good question, what do the towing specs for your TV tell you????????

Racine96 wrote:
Hi folks, can we get back to my questions. Thanks,

Boy your no fun :( As some stated you should be fine without knowing exact scale weights.
I'd be most concerned with RAWR, although the newer TV's have really upped their numbers recently.

Happy trails

Racine96 wrote:
Hi folks, can we get back to my questions. Thanks,

You mean, you still don't feel like you've been given an answer:h Sorry to have gone off topic. but it appears you should be ok from what I've surmised.

"Here is the info about the axels for this 2014 Chevy 2500"

Front Gross Axle Weight Rating 4800 lbs
Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating 6200 lbs

This information doesn't look bad...but again, it would be nice to know the ACTUAL GVW of the 5er you want to purchase....dry weight and dry pin weight are useless if only figuring that on what truck to tow with.

If 12,000# GVW, possible 2400# pin weight and you have 6200 RAWR to work with. Weigh the truck completely loaded ready to hook to the 5er...add 200# for the 5er hitch, and that'll give you and idea of how much room you'll have left for the pin weight. People get upset when one recommends you use your trucks GVWR....(I use GVWR), but you have RAWR to go by and use some common sense and some basic math skills and you can pretty much take what you've read today and get your answer.

Hi folks, can we get back to my questions. Thanks,

45Ricochet wrote:

Me Again wrote:

ependydad wrote:
I'd love to read the specs and see pictures of the inside of that thing!

Like pin weight!!!! Chris

Funny the truck ain't even squatting :H

That's not a truck, it's the caboose on the back end of an Electric/diesel locomotive:)

Me Again wrote:

ependydad wrote:
I'd love to read the specs and see pictures of the inside of that thing!

Like pin weight!!!! Chris

Funny the truck ain't even squatting :H

Photoshop is wonderful.....