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Old 01-14-2018, 04:49 PM   #2
wingnut60
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Good to have you here. Do some pre-planning for the purchase by getting the truck weighed--you will be especially interested in the weight on the rear axle as you would have the truck loaded to tow. This means wife/kid/dog/gear/hitch will take away available rear axle capacity. Then consider what the rear axle maximum for your truck is--should be somewhat less than 7500lbs.
So, armed with what the truck axle will carry, less what is already on it not towing, will give you the max amount of pin weight your fifth wheel can have.
You will have to be careful of what the dealers say you can tow--a 3/4 ton runs out of rear axle capacity pretty quick.
Have fun--being out with the family is a great way to be together.
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