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Originally Posted by BigToe
Hey guys, new everything here. Never towed fifth wheel and never even owned anything but 1/2 ton truck. I always bunked in dads camper my entire life but he passed last October so I’m now in the truck/camper buying mode.
I’m looking at a new Chevy 2500 gasser as I dont plan on towing more than 3-4 times a year on hunting/family excursions and it will be my daily driver between those times. I drive maybe 10 miles a day so was told diesel wouldn’t be a good option for me. My question is with the below specs how heavy of a trailer should I be looking for. I’m sure there’s a lot to it but if someone can put me in the ballpark I’d appreciate it. Nothing worse than plunking down 50-60k on a truck that wont be sufficient. That said,
2500HD...6.6 gasser...LT with fifth wheel package.
GVWR - 10650
GCWR - 24000
RGAWR - 6600
Curb weight - 7258
Payload - 3392
Fifth wheel TWR - 16620
Max tongue wt - 2490
Can estimate occupants plus cargo at roughly 1000 lbs including hitch.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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My 5th wheel weighs 16,000 lbs just almost exactly. There are 12,000 lbs on the axles and 4,000 lbs on the hitch. Verified numbers from a CAT scale. It does have a generator up front which I'm sure adds to the weight of the hitch. Your truck wouldn't even be close with that size 5th wheel!