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5th wheel Towing

11-04-2001, 10:51 AM

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rbiggs

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5th wheel Towing

Howdy, recently I got rid of my Winnie Minnie and purchased a 29' 5th wheel. My GCVW will be very close to 17,000 lbs.. This puts me at 1,000 lbs over what my vehicle is rated for. I'll be pulling it with 1997 Ram 2500. The current spec's on the truck are 4WD, 230 HP, 605 lbs of torque, recently replaced auto with BD valve assembly, new brakes, Spas gauges-boost/EGT/Trans. Temp./Rear Diff. Temp. Mag-Hytec Rear Differential Cover, Timbren equalizers front and back, and a Valley 5th wheel hitch. The truck has 114,000 miles on it and runs really good. I'll be departing Wasilla, Alaska the day after Thanksgiving headed South permanently to Lousiville, KY. The route I have selected will be approximately 6500 miles one way. Needless to say I'm new at driving a 5th wheel. Does anybody have any suggestions or warnings concerning my upcoming adventure. Any help provided will be greatly appreciated. Biggalow

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