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DutchmenSport
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Sep 26, 2018

Towing - TT vs 5er (here we go again!) - sorry folk!

I'm sure there will be those that disagree with me, but here it goes anyway! I've towed nothing but bumper pull type trailers and travel trailers all my life. When the questions on these forums ari...
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RedRocket204
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Sep 27, 2018
transamz9 wrote:
How much heavier is the fifth wheel than the tt? Load the tt to that weight and see how it tows.



Don't you mean, "properly load balance the TT to that weight and see how it tows"?

That is assuming the TT has enough payload to accomodate that extra weight.

Completely agree with OP that bad TT towing experience usually comes down to one or more of three things; improper loading balance/tongue weight, not enough truck, poor WDH setup.

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