GR8SKP
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hi all, considering the 351rlsa if ours sells this fall...ive noticed some of you pull with a dually and others a single rear wheel. as noted my dmax is an extended cab sb 4x4 single rrear wheel. it pulls 9k and never sweats..WILL IT BE COMFORTABLE PULLING the 35rlsa ?? unloded its appx 11,200...thanks for any and all info, regards, bob
2002 Jayco Eagle 263RKS
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Sinterior
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Hi, your truck will pull it, no problem, but you may have issues with pin weight.
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BFL13
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That is a nice trailer! Looks like loaded to 14K (could go more) the pin wt will be about 3,000.
Truck can carry about 2,550 occupants and cargo so weighs about 6,650 empty with a full tank. Add hitch 200, people etc 400, junk 100 truck now weighs about 7,350.
This leaves 1,850 for pin wt to truck GVWR. How much over GVWR you are comfortable with is a personal choice but that trailer with 3k pin looks like putting the truck about 1,150 over its GVWR.
GCWR is 22K so with truck at 7,350 that leaves 14,650 for trailer so you are ok there as others have said.
If you compare with the Chev 1 ton dually version of that truck, it works out to be near its GVWR and GCWR with a trailer at about 15.5K, so that would be a good match for that trailer if you want to stay inside truck ratings. (The 3500SRW isn't much better than what you have for the pin wt problem, since it can only carry about 460lbs more.)
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CHV_FRK
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We have that trailer and have a pin in the neighborhood of 2600-2700lbs. We are obviously over our GVWR but within our axles limits and I am fine with that, especially once I can get a set of rickson wheels and increase the tire capacity. The only weight adding option that we don't have is the washer/dryer and dual pane windows... Although I would think that the dual pane windows would add weight overall, but shift more off the pin since the majority of the windows are behind the axles.
We don't carry a ton of stuff or water in the tank(that would also shift pin weight off though). We weighed in at 21,xxxlbs. I'm very comfortable towing with this setup. I've added air bags to the rear but valve each one separately... could say more but I'm off to work.....
Dana and Natalie
2008 Chevy Silverado 3500HD LT DRW CC LB 4x4
2008 Jayco 35RLSA 38'9"
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TXiceman
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As noted, the trucks GVWR and the pin weight of the trailer will be a problem. Additionally, I'd feel much better with a dually and a 35' trailer. The reason we ahve the current dually is that I had a 36.5' heavy 5er. Pin weight was not a problem, but we were a bit over on GCWR.
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Pastor J
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GR8SKP wrote:WILL IT BE COMFORTABLE PULLING the 35rlsa ?? unloded its appx 11,200...thanks for any and all info, regards, bob
Comfortable? I wouldn't be comfortable pulling a 14k fiver with a srw. I have a dually and love it.
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MadMav
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I'm very comfortable pulling my 39'4" 11640 empty toy hauler(15500lb GWV) on my SRW. Sure, a dually would be nice, but it hauls wonderfully as it is, and have had no stability issues.
It all comes down to.....will you be comfortable with your pin weight and being over GVWR. And what area of belief you follow on this subject.
Mav
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whporwil
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I have an 35 RLSA and I pull it with a 2008 F350 srw with the 3.73 rear end. For me a DRW would not go into my pole barn and since it snow's where I live SRW is the best choice and this unit handels great. Right now there is a brand new 2008 RLSA on ebay for less than 40 grand which CHV FRK and I wish we would have paid. On the other hand Jayco now has the 351 RLSA in the Egale line which is the same trailer without the extra 10 grand but it's just as heavy as the Designer.
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M GO BLUE
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I for one would not tow something that heavy with a SRW but as can be seen by others they are doing it and have said they have had no problems...to each his own I guess
ERIC & BEV
2005 Chevy Silverado 3500 dually CC/LB Duramax/Allison
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BFL13
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I have an 35 RLSA and I pull it with a 2008 F350 srw with the 3.73 rear end.
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Yes that is a good match, but a completely different truck. The way the specs on that truck work out for its carrying capacity and pulling power, it is maxed out for GVWR and GCWR with a 5er of roughly 14K with pin just under 3K.
What is neat about that truck for 5ers is the two ratings max out together for a 5er with 20% pin wt, unlike some other trucks that reach one rating and still have lots of room left over in the other rating.
eg, a 2500HD Diesel Chev will hit GVWR early while the same truck with a gas 6.0/4.10 runs out of GCWR early but still has lots of carrying capacity left.
The Chev 3500 SRW is not the same as the newer Ford 350 in that respect since it has only slightly more carrying capacity than the 2500HD so it still hits GVWR "too early" for its GCWR. It seems the diff is at least partly due to the G tires Ford uses instead of the Es on the Chev. IMO GM really screwed up on their "light 1 ton" for 5er use, which is too bad if you like GMs but want SRW.
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