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Originally Posted by travelin texans
At 30'+ don't fall the sales gimmick of "half ton towable", most are not. If you're planning to add all the equipment & hardware to dry camp for extended periods then you will be adding more weight than usual.
Hopefully you've calculated all the appropriate weights for both your tow vehicle & the RV of your choice. Ignore all mentions of dry RV weights, dry hitch/pin weights or max tow weight, you'll exceed the payload long before getting to this number, of your vehicle, these are totally useless numbers to you as the buyer, they were for shipping from the factory. All calculations should be made from the GVW of the RV of your choice & the actual payload/axle ratings from the sticker on the drivers door post of YOUR vehicle, do not use brochure numbers for the truck or RV.
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Sage advice. Thank you Travelin Texans.
I am amazed at the number of manufacturers claiming "half ton towable" Especially when it comes to the 5th wheel market. Towing is the easy part, towing it safely is a whole another issue. The axles, brakes, suspension of most if not all half tons are inadequate to say the least. The extra wear and tear would make the half ton unsafe and wear a nice truck out prematurely...trucks are just too darn expensive for that and to risk our safety and the rest of the motorists around us is inexcusable.
It's not the largest, heaviest trailer by a long shot but I wouldn't consider it with anything less than a F-250 and most likely a F-350 is the best t.v. for it.