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Old 04-08-2018, 03:46 PM   #21
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If you are going to keep the trailer on a seasonal site you could always considered hiring a RV transport to move the trailer twice a year. It would be cheaper than a monthly payment on a new truck. If nothing else you can do it this year while you take your time to find the right truck.
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Old 04-08-2018, 04:30 PM   #22
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Glad it helped. In my defense the hummingbirds in South Dakota are the size of vultures.............maybe.Attachment 15936
Sounds like those hummingbirds are almost a big as the mosquitos on Assateaque Island , VA.
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Old 04-08-2018, 04:41 PM   #23
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lol on the hummingbirds. But seriously you are all awesome! After spending the whole day researching towing equations and learning from you, I feel so much better at least knowing the truth. Sad so many RV dealers don’t help and educate people this way. We’ve had so many tell us our truck will be just fine. Now my better half is looking at dually 3500 diesels. Lol. Who knows how this will end. I will keep y’all posted. Thank you again!

RV salespeople are only interested in one thing. In 2009 we were considering a new fiver for our cross country trip. Found a beautiful 35’ fiver that weighed 11300 dry. Lady looked our truck up (one in sig) and said we were rated for 11,500 and Had 200# to spare. DRW is the BEST for towing a fiver, especially in heavy cross winds.
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Old 04-08-2018, 07:24 PM   #24
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You hitch should have a sticker on for the max tongue weight and I bet it is 1200 pounds with WD. A dry weight of empty TT of 1030 you will be over that 1200 pounds when loaded and ready to camp and probably close to be over with just the battery and propane onboard.
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Old 04-09-2018, 01:46 PM   #25
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Not to pile on but if you are set on that TT go with a 1 ton truck now. I had a Silverado 1500 rated similar to yours with more payload and my 2810 was at the max. Heavy winds made driving less than fun.
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