GVW for 2500 &250 Trucks

[bigred715]

We ALL "pull just fine", but some of us are over the capacities listed. And you can't go by the brochures for your towing weights. They are WRONG if you weigh your components and do the math. You can't tow 17,400# with a 250, 2500, 350 or 3500 SRW and stay within limits.

[Tom S.]

quote:Originally posted by jlb27537

Hi Tom,

Notice you are pulling with a DRW truck.... Is there a reason for that since the SRW trucks are so capable?

Or do you just like to spend more money on a couple extra wheels or do you like the safety margin a DRW truck provides.

After all, they all pull just fine.

Jim

When we bought our first Montana in 05, we had a single rear wheel 3500 and it pulled that unit just fine. However when we bought a new Montana two years ago, the trailer weight and pin weight were over the truck's rating. When pricing out a new truck, I was torn between getting another SRW but decided on the dually just to avoid having a repeat problem should we ever buy another trailer. Otherwise, I would have gone with another SRW. The old one pulled our older trailer as far east as Maine and as far west as Alaska - through numerous mountain ranges - with absolutely zero problems.

They DO pull just fine as long as they are matched to the weight of the trailer.

[Hooker]

quote:Originally posted by bigred715

We ALL "pull just fine", but some of us are over the capacities listed. And you can't go by the brochures for your towing weights. They are WRONG if you weigh your components and do the math. You can't tow 17,400# with a 250, 2500, 350 or 3500 SRW and stay within limits.

Yep, I wondered when somebody would say it.