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Alpo · 10-05-2016, 08:25 AM

Thanks. I've actually heard a lot of opinions leading to your argument. It baffles me that there is a much wide spread chatter about Half Ton Trucks pulling 5th Wheels. There is now a whole new class of 5th Wheels supposedly being touted as for Half Ton Trucks, but the numbers do not necessarily agree. I used "Dry Wieghts and my example didn't even include the weight of the Hitch, which can itself be significant. By the time you figure in Driver, Passenger, and Cargo weight very few if any can do it within limits. The 5th Wheel I was looking at was even on the lighter side of what is out there too!

Any other Opinions out there?

10-05-2016, 08:25 AM	#3
Alpo Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 9	Thanks. I've actually heard a lot of opinions leading to your argument. It baffles me that there is a much wide spread chatter about Half Ton Trucks pulling 5th Wheels. There is now a whole new class of 5th Wheels supposedly being touted as for Half Ton Trucks, but the numbers do not necessarily agree. I used "Dry Wieghts and my example didn't even include the weight of the Hitch, which can itself be significant. By the time you figure in Driver, Passenger, and Cargo weight very few if any can do it within limits. The 5th Wheel I was looking at was even on the lighter side of what is out there too! Any other Opinions out there?