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Old 01-18-2006, 09:53 PM   #3
happydog
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
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Newbie Question -......Tow vehicle - big enough?

That's the beauty of opinions - we can all have one.

Personally - I enjoy the additional info they bring about the poster - and yes, you 're right - I love my dog. It has nothing to do with 5ers - says a bit about me - which you can either like or not like.

Simple names - convey less information - although the monicker RodeWorthy does convey information.

I'm not a big fan of photo sites - too much information although well done web sites are always fun to peruse.

No intent to start a flame war here -

I'm a newbie to RV's and 5er's so let me post my real question

Well my wife and I have made the decision to live in a FW full time. Working and travelling as we want.

I have a 06 Chevy 2500 HD with the new duramax/allison -rated as follows -
GCWR 22000#
GVWR 9200#
Max Trailer wt allowed (per chevy 15400#)
Trailer kingpin ratings up to 3000# (15%-25%)loaded trailer wt.

The FW - we are loking at is a 34RLT Holiday Presidential GVWR 16950#
Unloaded 11750#
Hitch Wt 2325 #
So...it looks to my newbie brain that the rig should be OK provided we don't load either the truck or trailer to the max.

Do any of you have experience pulling similarly sized FW's with a 3/4 ton diesel?

I own the truck - so my only options at this time would be to buy a smaller FW.

Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated.

Steve

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