rhagfo wrote:
36' 5er is not really short, and the one the OP is looking at has a GVWR of 16,000#, the only thing that will help you stick with a 3500 SRW is that this 5er has a payload of 3,600#.
320 GK Specs
GVWR : 16,000
Dry Weight : 12,400*
Cargo Carrying : 3,600
Hitch Weight : 2,600 (21% of dry)
Starting from dry weight if you only add 2,000# of stuff now the 5er's GVW is 14,400# X 21% = 3,024, I would expect the pin percentage to be more like 23% to 25% so up to 3,600# just for the 5er on the TV.
Best be looking at the 3500, and might even consider a DRW.
I missed the signature...yeah, that's neither short nor light weight.
He's in 1 ton range with that trailer. If he's buying new, no point in trying to buy a 3/4 ton and then upgrading it.
The real question is if he should be looking at dually...3600lb just for the pin weight but then add in a couple hundred for the hitch, plus wife and anything else in the truck...he could easily be loading more than 4000lb as the truck payload.
