Tow vehicle for 5th wheel

Whatever allows you to roll coal most effectively.

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3/4 ton and up should do it. Dually not needed.

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I want....but do not need a 3/4 ton for my camper. But damn them things pricey!

Wy doesn’t TD have a car board yet??

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3/4 ton and up should do it. Dually not needed.

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Now I'm not the payload police like most of the internet but a 3/4 is not going to work for a trailer with a dry weight of 14k.

Now again I'm not the payload police, I actually tow a 42 ft fifth wheel with a 3/4 ton diesel, but my pin weight is 2100 lbs. The dry pin weight on that trailer is over 3k, so before adding anything to the trailer.

My full payload on my 3/4 ton diesel is 3,100 lbs, and that is high for a 3/4 ton.

You'll need at minimum a 1 ton to tow that rig.

While you could get by with a 3/4 ton you really would be better off with a one ton, dually and diesel definitely preferred.

Source: I occasionally pull around a similar sized RV in my 3/4 ton....it's much more sketchy than pulling the same unit with a 1 ton dually.

I have a 39' Geand Design Reflection, same year and I use a 3/4 ton diesel.

But that's a bigger rig, so I'd go dually. I feel like my 5th wheel is getting pretty dang close to the max of what I would safely feel comfortable with.

Especially when you have water in your tanks, coolers loaded down with beer and ice, etc. The weight adds up. My 3/4 ton pulls my 5th wheel just fine, but if i got a bigger 5th wheel I'd mibe toa dually. That pin weight also adds up quickly.

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While you could get by with a 3/4 ton you really would be better off with a one ton, dually and diesel definitely preferred

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Arbitrarily saying you need this or that for a "fifth wheel" is dangerous.

The pin weight on that trailer is over 3k lbs. You're over the payload on 99% of 3/4 tons before you even put fuel in the truck.

Some 3/4 toms are also capped at a vertical pin weight less than their payload. You step over 3k on pin weight you're immediately in 1 ton territory. A SRW 1 ton should give you close to 4k payload.

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Arbitrarily saying you need this or that for a "fifth wheel" is dangerous.

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Nah. 5th wheel = one ton dually, at least. End of discussion.

Some of these monstrosities really need chassis cab 4500/5500 trucks.

InB4 somebody with the one specialized airweight 5th wheel who makes their wife ride in a certain seat on trips to get the distribution just right says "aktualllyyyyyy I tow a 5th wheel with a half ton just fine" chimes in. Stfu. You arent normal.

Anything less than a Peterbilt is a waste of time

If you're already getting a 3/4 ton+ truck, get the dually. It's a minimal price difference from 3/4 to 1 ton and like $1,500 to get dually over SRW. For a mere fraction of the overall price (which would likely be made up on resale/trade in), you can increase your capacity and stability.

A dually is no less convenient to drive around with than a SRW. Your struggle getting into spaces will be the length of your truck, not the width of your rear tires. You'll usually be backing into spaces instead of pulling forward into them.

If you're open to a dually of the Ford variety and you intend to get a diesel, consider an F450, especially if you're going to order a truck instead of getting one on the lot. Bigger wheels/brakes on a wider front axle will give you tighter turning radius compared to the 250/350, more like an F150's turning radius. It's still a pickup with the same bed as the 250/350.

If you aren't set on diesel, you can get up to a F350 dually with the 7.3 gas motor. Both will move your fifth wheel. Plenty of online discussion as to the economics of diesel vs gas, maintenance/repair costs, etc.