Would you recommend a 5th wheel for me?
Hello, I'm retiring next year and want to hit the road. I've done a lot of RVing in my life, but always as the passenger in someone else's rig. This time I want to go solo. I'm a 50 year female. ...
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donn0128 wrote:
Basic guideline
1/2 ton trucks not auitable for fifth wheel towing.
3/4 ton truck suitable for a fiver up to a maximumof 10,000 pounds GVWR
1 ton SRW suitable for fivers up to about 12,000 pounds GVWR
1 ton dually suitable for fivers up to about 16,000 GVWR
Anything heavier you really need more truck.
While there will be a lot of arguments on my numbers they are IMHO a good rule of thumb.
Remember you can never have too much truck, but there sure are a lot of can my truck tow this questions posted on the forums every year.
I would debate the first item if you get 1/2 ton with HD options (F150 with Max Tow and HD Payload) and get a true HT fiver like the smaller of the Jayco Eagle HT line, typically under 30' and a GVWR at 9K or less.
I am comfortably towing a fiver larger than that, but wouldn't generally recommend it as I should really have the HD Payload package to be within all limits. Next truck will have it.
