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RoyBell
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Feb 20, 2017

Chicago RV show- 1/2 tons can tow 8500lb 5th wheels.

I visit this show yearly. I hate that it's hard to find anything, but enjoy looking at the campers nonetheless. Lot of 5th wheels there this year, seemed quite a bit more than previous years. Wal...
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CKNSLS
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Feb 20, 2017
RoyBell wrote:
8500lb camper DRY is a 2125 pin weight (25 percent). That Dry camper probably really weighs around 9500 ready to camp- 2375 lbs.

Even if you have a 7000lb camper in real world, that pin will still be right around 1700 lbs. Add 2 passengers, a bottle of water, and your hitch of choice and you are now exceeding that "2000 lb" Payload capacity.

Not to mention GVW, Axle ratings, and the Passenger tires they put on half ton trucks.



The GVW's have increased as well. You can switch out tires-BTW.

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