Maximum 5th wheel weight for SRW
I'm going to buy a new 5th wheel this spring and I know I must upgrade my truck also. I like the Excel 37IKE but it has a GVW of 18,700 and I hate DRW trucks. Is there any make of SRW that would safe...
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The new RAM 3500 SRW that I tested had 18" tires rated to 3750 with a 7K RAWR. So they should be able to handle around 3500 lbs of pin weight. My issue would be that they only offer the 3:42 gears in the SRW models. Cummins12V98 tows his MS with these gears, stating his only issue is getting the load moving from a stop on a steep grade, which happens from time to time. That happen to us on 64 in NM. We pull off the road at over 10,000 foot on an uphill wide stop to look over the valley, and let slow traffic get further ahead of us. I could not get my turbo to spool and blacken the mountain top, with 4:10 gears an CVW of 20K! When around the corner to the top and a sign reading 10,500 feet.
Chris
Chris
