Any one towing a 5th Wheel??? - Page 2

ned946 · 07-12-2005, 07:09 AM

Please read my post again.
Most are in the 1000 to 1500 (yours is 900).

I won't comment further, but I suggest you go to the scales, fully ladden for a trip w/ gas and family, and post your numbers...then we'll talk.

You will find you are over. Over is over and it is unsafe.

Again, this isn't a TITAN problem....its a 1/2 ton problem.

Take care.

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**HudsonValleyTitan** · 07-12-2005, 10:12 AM

Everyone has an opinion. Those with over 26 years experiance?...an educated one. There's the difference. If you think a 1/2 ton can only handle the pidly little numbers you posted, well...you obviously don't have the experience and are probably one who never goes over the posted speed limit, takes their One-A-Day at precisely 7:02 AM, reads the ENTIRE owners manual cover to cover before driving or reads direction to everything, and believes everything he reads. All those numbers are conservative to cover the companys' butt. It's NOT cut & dry.
You mentioned "MOST" 5th wheels in your post....yes, but MOST people aren't hooking up 35' tri-axle goosies to their 1/2 ton trucks! Use your head. MOST within a 1/2 tons abilities are not that heavy.

emilioferrer · 09-27-2005, 12:50 PM

a little old response but here it goes:

04 le, big tow, Husky 5th with manual glide (extra 11 in for tight maneuvering). 24 foot 6400 lbs GVWR cataline ultralite with slide, 750 tongue weight empty (when loading weight most of it goes to the main axles of the fifth).
First trip Denver-Atlanta (5000 ft down to 900 ft), 1400 miles. A couple of trips over the smokies so far) and having the most fun and not one issue so far.
Check differential oil after the first long tow and it did not look bad at all but I replaced it with syntetic oil anyway,
I forgot: I respected manual recommendations on break-in: Both for the truck and for towing.
Never had a large truck so I cannot judge on other brands, but I am very happy with this one and until I buy a larger fifth wheel I will not change. If I do it will be a diesel and I hope Nissan has one by then. My experience with american brands has been one of repairing this and that. Of course this truck is still relatively new. Let's hope I am right.