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Re: Why did you decide to buy new instead of used trailer?
Like others have mentioned, I priced a lot of used ones back in the day and the price difference wasn't all that much, I'm assuming these people still owed a lot and were trying to recoup their losses. But I wasn't about to pay $18,000 for a 4 year old trailer when I can get a brand new one for $20,000 same model and length.463Views0likes0CommentsRe: Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal
Cummins12V98 wrote: cpt_majestic wrote: I've read almost every page over the last week or so trying wrap my head around all these "real weights", I feel my head may explode. I just got a 2017 6.7 F-250 with a GVWR OF 10,000, Rear GAWR of 6340 Front GAWR of 5600 getting a dually or a bigger truck is just not an option for me at this point so I have to deal with these numbers. I have yet to officially weigh my truck, but the math I've done from other peoples similar GVWR and truck (3/4 ton), it looks like the Hitch weight would have to definitely be under 2000lbs, does that sound about right? Maybe 1800ish? I know I can't get an exact answer without weighing, but I just want to see what I can look at. Since this thread as been going on for years a lot of manufacturers seemed to have "lightened up" fifth wheels while still keeping some length. For Example: Some Cougars are in the 36-38 range while having a "list" hitch wait of under 2000 lbs. Forest River make a lite series Coachmen makes a lite series.. Secondly: After reading this long thread, I have seen countless people above weight, I mean way above weight. I've seen people towing a loaded 43 foot fuzion with toys/water with a F250...I've seen people towing the big Montana's with a F250, just frightening now that I read this thread. Thanks Within tire and axle ratings but over GVWR simply increase your tonnage. I literally have know idea what you're talking about488Views0likes0CommentsRe: Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal
I've read almost every page over the last week or so trying wrap my head around all these "real weights", I feel my head may explode. I just got a 2017 6.7 F-250 with a GVWR OF 10,000, Rear GAWR of 6340 Front GAWR of 5600 getting a dually or a bigger truck is just not an option for me at this point so I have to deal with these numbers. I have yet to officially weigh my truck, but the math I've done from other peoples similar GVWR and truck (3/4 ton), it looks like the Hitch weight would have to definitely be under 2000lbs, does that sound about right? Maybe 1800ish? I know I can't get an exact answer without weighing, but I just want to see what I can look at. Since this thread as been going on for years a lot of manufacturers seemed to have "lightened up" fifth wheels while still keeping some length. For Example: Some Cougars are in the 36-38 range while having a "list" hitch wait of under 2000 lbs. Forest River make a lite series Coachmen makes a lite series.. Secondly: After reading this long thread, I have seen countless people above weight, I mean way above weight. I've seen people towing a loaded 43 foot fuzion with toys/water with a F250...I've seen people towing the big Montana's with a F250, just frightening now that I read this thread. Thanks475Views0likes0Comments- 281Views0likes0Comments
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