I am considering a Rockwood fifth wheel with a dry weight of 6592, a dry hitch weight of 1181, and a cargo capacity of 1458. The GVWR of the pickup is 8800. The f250 has 3.73 gears. This truck will probably pull the fifth wheel ok but will it stru...
Is anyone out there familiar with a book of campsites state by state? I realize that the internet has such sites but many times I do not have access and a book would be valuable. I would want something that lists and describes the private, public, s...
It sounds as the prevailing thought is that the truck will do it, just not effortlessly. I do have to laugh as the camper is advertised as a 1/2 ton towable and it seems that my 3/4 ton V10 will just barely be adequate. i will have to make some dec...
Coleman, I thought about swapping gears. I believe I would have to change the rear and the front since it is a 4 wheel drive. Not sure about the cost to do the swap but maybe its worth it. The truck has 100K on it so pretty low mileage for that y...
My concern was. the rear end ratio as well. I did not want to get into a situation where the truck was such a dog that I would be forced into a different tow vehicle. It has been a strong runner and a solid performer so far. Thanks everyone.
2001 pickup. The fifth wheel is 2014. I do not know the payload of the truck. It is just an extended cab pickup. The model of the rockwood is the 8244 lite series. I bought the truck new. The length of the camper is 26 feet 9 inches.
