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Originally Posted by BiggarView
Towing a fifth wheel RV weighing 16500lbs is not the same as towing a 16500 lb goose neck flat bed with a comparatively lower trailer height and typically lower pin weight. The latter is closer to Mfrs ideal towing conditions that allows them to make such towing claims. As previously stated on this thread, Fifth wheel RVs loaded out to GVWR will typically cause their owners run out of truck payload before hitting the towing limit advertised, depending on the truck/trailer combo.
How you use the truck/rv combo plays a big role. Full time? Your RV will likely be loaded up to its GVWR if not beyond as many do without getting it weighed and thus operate it in ignorance of physics. Now, weekend warriors will likely not be carrying anything close to trailer GVWR and a 2500 may be sufficient. Better to have more truck than you need vs not enough. Safety first.
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If the GVWR on the trailer is 16500, the loaded weight is much lower.. Our Montana weighs 12200 on the weight sticker on the door.. After we are loaded we are 13000lbs.. The GVWR of the Montana is 16000. No way will hit hit near this..I believe no one will. If they do, then there is no room for people inside..