Can my TV handle this 5th Wheel?

[zackyboy3rs]

This is the one I want. Before you decide please realize that we travel with ONLY 10 gallons of water (max) & use it to flush toilet when we stop.

Tv - 6000 lbs wt. / 3250 payload/ 10000 towing max./ 16000 GVWR

5th wheel specs - 7547 dry/ 1035 hitch/ 10800 gvrw

That means I could add about 3200 lbs of water, cloths, food...etc.? Correct

I mainly camp in eastern NC but MIGHT travel to mountains 1 a year. Fancy Gap, VA & Black mountain, N C are the biggest obstacles.

Can my TW handle it? If so, what hitch would you recommend?

Thanks!

[MO_Trout_Bum]

acrum wrote:
You should be ok. passing on steep grades might be slow. My b&law's 5er is nearly the same specs, he pulls it with a 2011 tundra. Only mods are brake controller, towing mirrors and airbags. Its no diesel but pulls very well Colorado. I believe he is over on pin wieght (i believe bags serve thier purpose but don't give you any legal increase). Imo the tundra is a slightly stronger drivetrain and you have stronger frame & suspension. If you are with in your legal limits and comfortable driving it, go for it.

I'm in the Yes camp as well. No safety issues at all, and the 6 spd trans should help a great deal in pulling you rig. You're probably already familiar with the gas engine power band/revving, so as long as you are OK with it, I say go for it.

[acrum]

You should be ok. passing on steep grades might be slow. My b&law's 5er is nearly the same specs, he pulls it with a 2011 tundra. Only mods are brake controller, towing mirrors and airbags. Its no diesel but pulls very well Colorado. I believe he is over on pin wieght (i believe bags serve thier purpose but don't give you any legal increase). Imo the tundra is a slightly stronger drivetrain and you have stronger frame & suspension. If you are with in your legal limits and comfortable driving it, go for it.

[zackyboy3rs]

zackyboy3rs wrote:

LarryJM wrote:

zackyboy3rs wrote:

hmknightnc wrote:
You asked this question a couple days ago about basically the same spec FW with the same truck. The answer is still yes it will do fine. You can load the FW all the way to it's 10,800 limit with no issues wieght wise on that combination. No need to limit water on board or anything else if you stay within the 10,800 of the trailer.

The gasser 3.73 will fine also but need to run a higher rpm pulling steep hills and heavy headwinds

I also asked this in the 5th wheel forum and all i got was that i should not do it &
That i was over weight. I guess i just wanted a second opinion. Thanks

Hmmm you asked the same question in a forum where those answering are 5er owner's with tons of experience and didn't get the answer you seem to want so now you are asking the same question in a forum not specifically applicable to your trailer hoping for WHAT:h ... a different answer ... some from people maybe only towing a pop up:S

IMO this is the wrong forum to get a good "second opinion" as you imply you are looking for ... I would replace that "second opinion" with maybe "rationalization".

Sometimes the logic of folks make we wonder:h

Larry

Yes, on a different FW. Thanks for your smart remarks. I guess you had nothing to provide.

Any basically on the 5 FW form the answer I got the most was that basically my TV is worthless when it comes to handling a 5th wheel.:?

[zackyboy3rs]

LarryJM wrote:

zackyboy3rs wrote:

hmknightnc wrote:
You asked this question a couple days ago about basically the same spec FW with the same truck. The answer is still yes it will do fine. You can load the FW all the way to it's 10,800 limit with no issues wieght wise on that combination. No need to limit water on board or anything else if you stay within the 10,800 of the trailer.

The gasser 3.73 will fine also but need to run a higher rpm pulling steep hills and heavy headwinds

I also asked this in the 5th wheel forum and all i got was that i should not do it &
That i was over weight. I guess i just wanted a second opinion. Thanks

Hmmm you asked the same question in a forum where those answering are 5er owner's with tons of experience and didn't get the answer you seem to want so now you are asking the same question in a forum not specifically applicable to your trailer hoping for WHAT:h ... a different answer ... some from people maybe only towing a pop up:S

IMO this is the wrong forum to get a good "second opinion" as you imply you are looking for ... I would replace that "second opinion" with maybe "rationalization".

Sometimes the logic of folks make we wonder:h

Larry

Yes, on a different FW. Thanks for your smart remarks. I guess you had nothing to provide.

[jaycocamprs]

zackyboy3rs wrote:
Tv - 6000 lbs wt. / 3250 payload/ 10000 towing max./ 16000 GVWR

5th wheel specs - 7547 dry/ 1035 hitch/ 10800 gvrw

I just weighed our trailer. With a trailer weight of 10960, we have a pin weight of 2680. Your actual pin weight will be way more than the 1035 empty pin weight. Load up your truck with hitch and family and weigh it, then you will know what your actual payload is.

[LarryJM]

zackyboy3rs wrote:

hmknightnc wrote:
You asked this question a couple days ago about basically the same spec FW with the same truck. The answer is still yes it will do fine. You can load the FW all the way to it's 10,800 limit with no issues wieght wise on that combination. No need to limit water on board or anything else if you stay within the 10,800 of the trailer.

The gasser 3.73 will fine also but need to run a higher rpm pulling steep hills and heavy headwinds

I also asked this in the 5th wheel forum and all i got was that i should not do it &
That i was over weight. I guess i just wanted a second opinion. Thanks

Hmmm you asked the same question in a forum where those answering are 5er owner's with tons of experience and didn't get the answer you seem to want so now you are asking the same question in a forum not specifically applicable to your trailer hoping for WHAT:h ... a different answer ... some from people maybe only towing a pop up:S

IMO this is the wrong forum to get a good "second opinion" as you imply you are looking for ... I would replace that "second opinion" with maybe "rationalization".

Sometimes the logic of folks make we wonder:h

Larry

[zackyboy3rs]

Thanks. Keep posting if you will.

[blt2ski]

That motor has what, 300plu hp, maybe even 350......what do you need, 400 hp! I would do it in a heart beat, 3.73 and all. THe 6sp tranny has a 4.10 first gear vs the old 4 sp with a 2.48. SO gears are NOT an issue.

But as noted, payload WILL be an issue, depending upon how big your family etc is. The truck chassis will handle a trailer that size just fine. If a dmax is rated higher, trust me, the wt part of the equation is NOT an issue!

Marty

[fla-gypsy]

If you keep it within all the ratings you can do it safely. That doesn't mean it will be any fun driving all day with the motor screaming with 10k hooked to it.

[mguay]

I had that exact same truck before I went diesel. Be prepared for your "gas sipper" to become a lush! 6-8mpg towing

[Michelle_S]

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[kw_00]

You should be fine

[zackyboy3rs]

hmknightnc wrote:
You asked this question a couple days ago about basically the same spec FW with the same truck. The answer is still yes it will do fine. You can load the FW all the way to it's 10,800 limit with no issues wieght wise on that combination. No need to limit water on board or anything else if you stay within the 10,800 of the trailer.

The gasser 3.73 will fine also but need to run a higher rpm pulling steep hills and heavy headwinds

I also asked this in the 5th wheel forum and all i got was that i should not do it &
That i was over weight. I guess i just wanted a second opinion. Thanks

[hmknightnc]

You asked this question a couple days ago about basically the same spec FW with the same truck. The answer is still yes it will do fine. You can load the FW all the way to it's 10,800 limit with no issues wieght wise on that combination. No need to limit water on board or anything else if you stay within the 10,800 of the trailer.

The gasser 3.73 will fine also but need to run a higher rpm pulling steep hills and heavy headwinds