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Old 09-19-2016, 10:00 PM   #2
wingnut60
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Just be sure of the Rear Axle Weight Rating on the truck--it won't be any higher than the combined capacity of the rear tires. Then see if you can test drive one and get it weighed, getting the unloaded rear axle weight. Next, take the GVWR of the trailer (max it should ever weigh) and multiply by 20%--this will be ball park of what the pin weight could be on the fiver. The pin weight is going to be on your rear axle, and that is where the problem could lie.
If you take the unloaded rear axle weight (too bad you won't be loaded as for going camping) away from the gross rear axle weight, that leaves you what pin weight the truck can carry. At this point, depending on the size of the Montana, you may be looking at a dually...
I went thru the graduating sizes of trucks until I got to my F450, but my Suites is very heavy compared to a Montana.
Joe
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