Kenneth
Washington, the state
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Forget tow capacity. You won't get close.
Look at your truck's GVWR--it's on the sticker on your doorjam or somewhere. Next, weight your truck on a truck scale at a truck stop, gravel pit, landscape supply, etc.
Add about 200# to your truck's weight for the 5er hitch, and you'll know how much pin weight you can carry from a 5th wheel trailer. Figure that about 20-25% of the trailer's actual, loaded-with personal-stuff total weight is on the pin, and you'll have a good idea of which trailer you can safely and reliably tow. By the way, helper springs of any type do not increase the load-carrying capacity of your truck, but they do a good job of leveling your truck.
Your small V8 and high rear end gear ratio means that you won't get uphill fast, and that you'll probably do better if you never tow in overdrive.
Ken
*This Message was edited on 13-Jul-03 02:51 PM by Kenneth*
I'm free of prostate cancer for 5 years now.
All men over age 50 should get an annual PSA blood test. Mine had a low reading, but the yearly jump was significant. The biopsy showed cancer just entering the aggressive stage. Dr. Hackenslash removed it.
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