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Originally Posted by BiggarView
fifth wheel towing is not not not ideal towing conditions. ratings published are for ideal towing situations, that being goosenecks with lowboy trailers and loads that are positioned to make gooseneck pin weight about 15% of trailer weight. RV's typically have pin weights from 20-25% of trailer weight. they also have high frontal surface areas which add drag which increases the needed power to pull it. Food for thought.
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Actually, in 2020, at least Ford and Chevy are listing the numbers for 3/4 ton trucks as 5th/gooseneck, and they are the same. Ram just lists max towing, and doesn't indicate on the web if that's 5th or gooseneck.
These are the numbers if anyone's interested.
Truck configurations in ALL cases:
3/4T SRW CC 4X4 Diesel
Chevy: max towing of 16,900 (payload of ~ 3300) (20% pin weight = 3380)
Ford: max towing of 19,100 (payload of ~ 3700) (20% pin weight = 3820)
Ram: max towing of 17,890 (payload of ~ 2100) (20% pin weight = 3578)