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Re: Fifth wheel towing question
JIMNLIN thanks for reply... mentioned above the weights.. I weighed my truck full of fuel and me in it= 6620lbs.. GVWR is 9000 The steer axle was 3900lb the drive axle was 2720.. I have E rated 10ply tires. The wife son and dog= **allotting 400lb (more than needed) I would have 1980lb of payload left.221Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fifth wheel towing question
I weighed my truck full of fuel and me in it= 6620lbs.. GVWR is 9000 The steer axle was 3900lb the drive axle was 2720.. I have E rated 10ply tires. The wife son and dog= **allotting 400lb (more than needed) I would have 1980lb of payload left. The gentleman above with the 230RL ended up with 8040 loaded to camp, on 7076 mfg UVW fifth wheel.. went from UVW pin of 1195 (mfg info) to 1480lb. That's with him loading 1k in it.. so I like that set up, of course I realize that's subjective depending on where/how loaded etc.. I feel optimistic about this set up with my 2500 4.10 rear end 5.9 with 112K miles.. Just want to see more opinions. I understand these MFG are pushing these 1/2 to towable units.. well, we know better, maybe 10% of the F-150's can tow these "If" set up properly, and ordered with max tow/payload etc..221Views0likes0CommentsFifth wheel towing question
Pin weight question for my fifth wheel friends.. In my trailer hunt with my 04 2500 ram Diesel quad cab 6.3ft bed.. I have after people added full tank etc.. 1,980lbs of payload left. I still have to account for curt hitch, and trailer pin weight. I know the rule is 15-25% of GVWR for pin weight, seems I would be ok maybe at 20% with units below. How does one reconcile this.. I know this is a hot topic sometimes.. just looking for guidance. Tks The Grand Design 260RD would be 1899lbs with 20% rule... the 230RL maybe even better. I also like the Cougar 24RDS but it would be 1998lbs at 20% GVWR.. Crazy the payload issues to stay legal. with these trucks... How solid is the 20% formula? I doubt I would load to GVWR. I would have to order the "Cougar".. no real way to hook to etc.. the UVW pin shows 1430lbs, UVW trailer 7393lbs. GVWR trailer 9990lbs. Thanks for any feedback.. I know it's potential "touchy" subject. Doug I am adding this reply from someone with the grand design 230RL and his weights.. seems to make me have a good set up, some wiggle room from the 20% rule. Seems I should be ok with my available payload assuming his weights are accurate? Maybe these number can help. We took our 230 RL all set up for camping across the CAT scales a couple of weeks ago. Out actual trailer weight came in at 8040 lbs. Our UVW from the factory was 7076 lbs delivered. Our pin weight loaded for camping was 1480 lbs. We tow with a 2019 F250 4x4 crew, 6.75 box with the 6.2 gas. Payload is 3196 lbs on the yellow sticker. Happy travels!5.9KViews0likes23CommentsRe: Would you buy R-vision with current situation?
Well I ended up going with a 2013 Jayco 27dsrl.... from what I have read Jayco is pretty good. This one is only slightly used and you can see the quality of the product.. Pick it up tomorrow. Thanks for all the feedback folks.. in the long run I got a better deal with the Jayco & more features.1.1KViews0likes0CommentsWould you buy R-vision with current situation?
I found out that R-vision is now defunct.. looks like Thor as bought the plant to build more motor homes, but does not seem to interested in building more of their product. I was considering buyibg a trail lite.. but now would be concerned after warranty is up, and future support part etc.. Anyone have any thoughts on this? http://rvdailyreport.com/industry/thor-industries-acquires-monaco-towable-brand-names/9.9KViews0likes20Comments
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