glazier
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USA in a Chevrolet wrote:4*phun*2 wrote:An RV Dealer would tell you an F150 was enough truck to pull the trailer.
Are you being sarcastic or do you mean that if you look far enough you'll find a dealer which would ok this combo? Sometimes I wonder why people on this forum make these posts. It must be because they got taken by their dealer. Perhaps if you feel this way about dealers you should go to a dealer that has a good reputation. In my opinion, it is just as important to research your dealer as it is the brand of fiver you buy. I do agree that a lot of nice people get taken by dealers, & I am not saying that all dealers are good. Just research your dealer & use common sense. As an example, if you were buying a car or truck, would you believe a salesman who says "this car will get 50 mpg when the door sticker says 32mpg?
Your last sentence says it all. And of course they were being sarcastic, you know that. But like you said about the door sticker, people are looking for some comfort in a "should have known better" type situation. If you want to hurt someones feelings, tell them the truth.
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Delaine and Lindy
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Fact is you will need a larger Truck. I would look at a 1 Ton Truck with DRW's. There will be those who say a 3/4 ton will do fine. But the 1 ton 3500HD DRW's is the correct Truck for most 5th wheels. I have own several 3/4 2500HD's and many 1 ton 3500HD's, I believe you can't have to much Truck. By getting the correct Truck you don't have to start adding gadgets to try and make the Truck handle the weight. Doesn't make any difference what you add to a 3/4 ton Truck you will still have a 3/4 ton Truck. Good Luck with your decision. GBY....
P.S. To the OP we have spent a ton of money on different Trucks. If I had known then what I have just posted I would have saved thousands of dollars on Trucks. GBY.....
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4*phun*2
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USA in a Chevrolet wrote:4*phun*2 wrote:An RV Dealer would tell you an F150 was enough truck to pull the trailer.
Are you being sarcastic or do you mean that if you look far enough you'll find a dealer which would ok this combo? Sometimes I wonder why people on this forum make these posts. It must be because they got taken by their dealer. Perhaps if you feel this way about dealers you should go to a dealer that has a good reputation. In my opinion, it is just as important to research your dealer as it is the brand of fiver you buy. I do agree that a lot of nice people get taken by dealers, & I am not saying that all dealers are good. Just research your dealer & use common sense. As an example, if you were buying a car or truck, would you believe a salesman who says "this car will get 50 mpg when the door sticker says 32mpg?
Sarcastic I guess that's for you to decide.
I don't think you have to look very far to find a dealer that would rather make a sale than send you away think you have to buy a new truck too.
Have you ever had a RV dealer ask you what gear ratio is in your truck?
A F150 with a 3.55 rear end will not pull any size trailer properly.
A F150 with a 3.73 or better yet will pull lots of trailers properly.
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My 02 FORD PSD Short bed Quad Cab 4x4 had a GVWR of 9900 lbs... You may be higher, look on the door tag... I was over by 200lbs and got another truck... However, the truck pulled GREAT and did not sag... We bought the Superglide hitch by PULLRITE...
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steelpony5555
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Quote:Doesn't make any difference what you add to a 3/4 ton Truck you will still have a 3/4 ton Truck. Good Luck with your decision. GBY....
Dodge is the exception---you add 2 leaf springs to the 2500 you got yourself a 3500. They have the same frames, brakes and rear ends. I added a set of super springs that don't get used. My 5th wheel doesn't settle my truck enough to get the super springs to really rdo much. The is the other exception. I have what Dodge calls the 1% truck. When they tried to install my hitch and Roadmaster suspension nothing was fitting. When they called Dodge they advised my dealer that they made a few heavy duty 2500's that have extra bracing and a box frame not the C channel. Instead of the usual 2 hrs to install my 5th wheel it took them all day. And no they did not take many coffee breaks. So everything is not black and white. If you watch the hwys there are more single wheel trucks towing 5ers then there are duallys. Is the dually better? well heck yeah, same as a Peterbuilt will do better then the dually. You just tow within your limits. Thousands of single wheel 3/4 ton trucks are towing 5ers all over this country and doing a fine job of it.
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Estein99
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I really appriciate everyones response! We just took it out for the weekend and i decided to take it back to the dealer because I don't think the breaks are working correctly.
From what I can tell after reading most of your responses is that my truck, although over limits, would probably get me by but I probably should be looking for a dually if I want to take any trips longer than our local camping.
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steelpony5555 wrote:Quote:Doesn't make any difference what you add to a 3/4 ton Truck you will still have a 3/4 ton Truck. Good Luck with your decision. GBY....
Dodge is the exception---you add 2 leaf springs to the 2500 you got yourself a 3500. They have the same frames, brakes and rear ends. I added a set of super springs that don't get used. My 5th wheel doesn't settle my truck enough to get the super springs to really rdo much. The is the other exception. I have what Dodge calls the 1% truck. When they tried to install my hitch and Roadmaster suspension nothing was fitting. When they called Dodge they advised my dealer that they made a few heavy duty 2500's that have extra bracing and a box frame not the C channel. Instead of the usual 2 hrs to install my 5th wheel it took them all day. And no they did not take many coffee breaks. So everything is not black and white. If you watch the hwys there are more single wheel trucks towing 5ers then there are duallys. Is the dually better? well heck yeah, same as a Peterbuilt will do better then the dually. You just tow within your limits. Thousands of single wheel 3/4 ton trucks are towing 5ers all over this country and doing a fine job of it.
I think all the third gen Dodges have the box frame aft! Someone is blowing a little smoke your way. Chris
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I have never seen so much misinformation on any site as this one.
35 Cardinal spec pin weight 1910# (plan on 2300- 2400#)depending on proper load distribution
trailer gross weight dry 12,000# so lets say 14,000# moderately loaded
2005 F250 deisel tow capacity 15,900#
payload 3,000#
Where is the overloading problem???
Is this site run by the big three pushing dually sales?
Ps a Kenworth will outperform a dually and any 5th wheel will handle better than any conventional travel trailer
Ps my signature rig handles like a dream and I have had to make a few scary defensive manouvers and all tracked straight as an arrow
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Yes go for it Good Luck.
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azjeffh
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dezolen wrote:I have never seen so much misinformation on any site as this one.
35 Cardinal spec pin weight 1910# (plan on 2300- 2400#)depending on proper load distribution
trailer gross weight dry 12,000# so lets say 14,000# moderately loaded
2005 F250 deisel tow capacity 15,900#
payload 3,000#
Where is the overloading problem???
Possible....
3000 - 600 (two people, hitch, bedliner, personal items) = 2400 available payload.
20% of 14000 (loaded trailer) = 2800 possible pin weight.
My Ford has a 5er towing capacity of 16,100 and payload of 2736. My 10,200 (weighed) trailer puts me just 50 lbs under my truck's GVWR.
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