towing 5th wheel

[wrightt]

what truck is best for towing 5th wheel rock wood 8289WS?

[cmysstailights]

Ur gonna get a slew of replies. Get a truck that you like and you can afford. Test drive each of the big 3 diesels and see which 1 you like. Only true way to find out as to each person will have a different feel on a trucks capabilities. Look at payload and towing capacity.

[donniedu]

I`m not inclined to do homework for you until you give information.
Length?
GVWR?
Number of people your carrying with you?

[5picker]

Originally Posted by wrightt

what truck is best for towing 5th wheel rock wood 8289WS?

Welcome to the forum wrightt.
I see this is your first post.

You have chosen a topic for your first question that stirs a tremendous amount of debate here. Also, you asked what is 'best'... best for me may not be best for you.

Take some time to familiarize yourself with this forum and learn how the search function works. You will find hundreds of posts asking the same question and thousands of opinions.

If you need specifics on something, please ask.
The general question of 'what's best to tow XYZ' is going to go off the tracks very quickly.

[rskeans]

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All of the big 3 trucks will do the job. The question is if you get a 2500, 3500, dually, etc. Then look at the interiors, etc. Get the one you like best. I towed a 19,000 lb 5ver with a RAM Crew Cab long bed dually. An excellent truck! But, maybe not for you.

[Bama Rambler]

The best for towing that particular ~11,000lb RV would be a Ram 3500 dually double cab with the Cummins engine.

P.S. Any of the other 3500/350 dual wheel models would do as well.

[B and B]

I towed a 8289WS with a heavy half ton. Minimum would be a F 250 Single wheel gas engine, that would work just fine, no dual wheels required for this weight.

Looking to the future a Diesel F 350 SRW would be a wise choice. I to a 16,000 lb 41 ft Heartland with this truck. Well within specs and no nasty dual wheels to deal with.

[JohnD10]

And, contrary to popular belief around here...

DRY WEIGHT DOESN'T MEAN SQUAT!

What matters is how much the trailer weighs once you have it loaded and ready to roll!

That is the kind of numbers you need to know before you choose your truck!

[ManlyMan]

Time for a snack.

[goduc]

Any of the big 3 3/4 ton gassers would tow that 5er just fine.
The 5er will be maxed out on GVWR since it only has 1354 lbs for CCC and a UVW of 8866 lbs. Thats only 10,220 lbs.
3/4 ton gasser all the way. Diesel would work but you may be over the 3/4 ton diesels CCC when loaded.
Plus the $10K for the diesel option is a lot of gas.

[Kimber45]

nothing sparks debate more then trucks and towing specs. You are pushing the max of even the best rated 1/2 ton truck but low enough any 3/4 ton truck gas or diesel would do the job just fine. If you live in flat land country and don't plan on going far even a 1/2 with max payload max towing options might do the job.

[tomkatb]

If you look at various used cars values, you will find a diesel pretty much gets your $10,000 back on sale. Plus they pull better and get better mileage. The cruise control going down hills is great. Surprised me in Ky when the exhaust brake came on Automatically on a long downhill slope.

The wife loves her Ram diesel.

[goduc]

No doubt a diesel tows better. I only tow 9,000 lbs with my 12 2500 CTD in Oregon. Perfect match. It's like a Tacoma towing a small Harbor Freight utility trailer. Barely know it's back there. The EB is so nice that I have to give it some pedal descending some passes as it's starts to slow me down too much.
Sorta depends on where the OP lives. If the OP lives in flatter country then a gasser would be fine. If the OP's in a mountainous local then a diesel would be nicer.

[JohnD10]

If the OP lives in flatter country then a gasser would be fine.

If the OP's in a mountainous local then a diesel would be nicer.

I tow my 9900-pound 5'ver with a 2015 Chevy 2500HD gasser with the 4.10 rear end around the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and surrounding states with no issue.

That thing is a trailer hauling beast...most especially if the trailer is within the trucks specs.

Which mine is.

[goduc]

Originally Posted by JohnD10

I tow my 9900-pound 5'ver with a 2015 Chevy 2500HD gasser with the 4.10 rear end around the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and surrounding states with no issue.

That thing is a trailer hauling beast...most especially if the trailer is within the trucks specs.

Which mine is.

What kind of MPG's are you getting. Right now I'm on the fence as to whether I want to keep my 12 CTD or get a new gasser. I get 10.5-12 mpg towing in the PNW.

[JohnD10]

Originally Posted by goduc

What kind of MPG's are you getting. Right now I'm on the fence as to whether I want to keep my 12 CTD or get a new gasser. I get 10.5-12 mpg towing in the PNW.

I get around 13 mpg not towing...

And 5-8 when towing.

However, I look at it is this way:

Buy a truck suited for towing what you have to tow...not for gas mileage!

If you want both, then you'll need to pick out a smaller trailer...

Or a much bigger truck, which in the end won't really save you any money.

[cmysstailights]

Originally Posted by JohnD10

I get around 13 mpg not towing...

And 5-8 when towing.

However, I look at it is this way:

Buy a truck suited for towing what you have to tow...not for gas mileage!

If you want both, then you'll need to pick out a smaller trailer...

Or a much bigger truck, which in the end won't really save you any money.

I have a 15 silv3rado 2500 gas. Run e85 and see 10mpg average mostly ny traffic. What gas are u running with that mpg for curiosity

[B and B]

For the Record....

I had the same Trailer and my measured pin weight at Gross Weight rating was 1950 lbs!! I had the thing scaled and then unhitched and weighed the truck. I towed this with my F 150 over CCC by 750 lbs. Had LT tires and seldom carried a full tank or gas or water.

Bare minimum is 250 with Gas Engine. Diesel F 350 is a wise choice for upgrade path.

Brian

[JohnD10]

Originally Posted by cmysstailights

I have a 15 silv3rado 2500 gas. Run e85 and see 10mpg average mostly ny traffic. What gas are u running with that mpg for curiosity

I use regular unleaded...85 octane at high altitude, 87 octane at low altitude

Tried the E85, but got about 3 mpg less.

Never tried towing with it because I also noticed a decrease in power with the E85.

However, I am in the high altitude, so that might be the difference.

Plus, I have the 4.10 rear axle, which is known for pull power...not good gas mileage.

[thamel]

What most of the diesel guys wont tell you is that unless you are pulling 50K a year that milage difference is negligible and the maint cost can be significant.

its even worse if the truck is doing less then 15k a year.


we only use Diesels on long cross country routes where we have racked up almost 100k a year across 2 trucks.

everything else is ford v10 or the 6.2 v8 - both pull just as well as the diesels, they just dont give use the amortized fuel savings we get at 100k a year on the diesels.

edit: also pin weight is a big deal, youll get more carrying capacity with the gasser