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Forum: Towing and Hitching

11-23-2021, 03:33 PM

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Short Bed vs Long bed

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Posted By travelin' texans

For your particular 5th wheel a dually is...

For your particular 5th wheel a dually is absolutely the best option to "carry" the weight. As you've already proven you can "tow/move" a rig your size with a lesser truck, but it was EXTREMELY...

Forum: Towing and Hitching

11-23-2021, 03:42 AM

Replies: 36

Short Bed vs Long bed

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Posted By travelin' texans

Yep! What he said!!! NO NO NO! You cannot load...

Yep! What he said!!!
NO NO NO! You cannot load up another 7700lbs on that truck!
Rv & truck salespeople typically have no idea, no experience towing a RV other than what someone has told them or...

Forum: Towing and Hitching

11-22-2021, 09:22 PM

Replies: 36

Short Bed vs Long bed

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Posted By travelin' texans

NO! You still need to subtract the weight of...

NO!
You still need to subtract the weight of the truck loaded with you & everyone else + anything else you've added to the truck from that 7705lbs. If I'm not mistaken the weight of a 4x4 1ton...

Forum: Towing and Hitching

11-22-2021, 04:03 PM

Replies: 36

Short Bed vs Long bed

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Posted By travelin' texans

The rv & truck manufacturers do their best to...

The rv & truck manufacturers do their best to make it as confusing as possible by advertising "max tow weights" & rv "dry weights", both of which mean nothing in the rv world.
Those numbers you...

Forum: Towing and Hitching

11-21-2021, 05:50 PM

Replies: 36

Short Bed vs Long bed

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Posted By travelin' texans

The 4x4 would be good. As I mentioned in a...

The 4x4 would be good.
As I mentioned in a previous post the max tow number in the rv world is meaningless, the payload is much more important number.
As you add options like 4x4, diesel & the...

Forum: Towing and Hitching

11-20-2021, 10:11 PM

Replies: 36

Short Bed vs Long bed

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Posted By travelin' texans

For heavy towing I'd skip the off road package!...

For heavy towing I'd skip the off road package! Off roading & heavy towing are 2 different types of trucks. One is equipped with the suspension for carrying heavy loads, the other equipped with...

Forum: Towing and Hitching

11-20-2021, 03:15 PM

Replies: 36

Short Bed vs Long bed

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Posted By travelin' texans

The yellow/white tag on the drivers door jamb...

The yellow/white tag on the drivers door jamb will list the payload for THAT truck, it will state "passengers & cargo must not exceed XXXXlbs" then compare that number to 23% of your RWs GVWR posted...

Forum: Towing and Hitching

11-20-2021, 01:02 AM

Replies: 36

Short Bed vs Long bed

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Posted By travelin' texans

Before retirement I pulled a gooseneck trailer...

Before retirement I pulled a gooseneck trailer with a tractor & brush hog loaded onto it, probably 35-38' long, with a short bed extended cab SRW 1 ton V10 Ford. In retirement I had 2 GMC Duramax...

Forum: Towing and Hitching

11-19-2021, 03:34 PM

Replies: 36

Short Bed vs Long bed

Views: 2,789

Posted By travelin' texans

I'd agree with Ed! The long bed will ride...

I'd agree with Ed!
The long bed will ride better, no fear of hitting the cab in tight turns & no need for the heavy sliding hitch.
The bed length does not affect the engine in any way, both will...

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