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Re: Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal
Bigdually, thanks for the info. I noticed on the Ford web site, the tow ratings for the F-350 and F-450 show different weight limits (about 3000lbs more) when the truck is towing a fifth wheel. I tried to find similar info on the Dodge web site, but even when you chat with a Dodge rep, they won't discuss it. So if a manufacturer says their truck will tow 18,000 lbs if it's a fifth wheel and only 15,000 lbs if it's not, there must be something to it. Thanks again.396Views0likes0CommentsRe: Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal
First off let me apologize for being so confused here. The more I read about this the more my head spins. I am new at this so please bear with me. Yesterday at an RV show a salesman told me that the 16,000 lb fifth wheel he was selling could be towed by almost any 3/4 ton truck. His reasoning was that because the tongue weight (if that's the proper term) resting in the bed of the truck was almost 3000 lbs. He said that to calculate how much you are towing, you deduct that 3000 lbs and the "towing" weight is only 13000 lbs. I always assumed that the towing weight was the actual weight of the trailer. Is this guy right or is he blowing smoke?389Views0likes0Comments
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