CrossroadsRV makes a line of tohaulers that are advertised as 3/4 ton towable. I'm picking mine up in a couple of weeks and will let you know how it workes for me.
Forest River has the Work and Play 5er toy hauler 27UL 10,000 lb GVWR, 3000 lb cargo capacity and 28'9"...hitch weight around 2,000 lbs loaded.
They also have the Sandstorm 5er...32' long, 11,800 lbs GVWR and a ccw of 4142 lbs. Small toy box area for a single quad or a couple of dirt bikes.
Depending on what you plan on hauling back there...My favorite is the Heartland Cyclone CY2812. 29'11" 9200 dry, terrific insulation and all the bells and whistles. The GVWR is 14,000 lbs...but again it depends on what and how much you plan on carrying.
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smknf250 wrote: My Father in Law has a Raptor 30' Toy Hauler with a garage that comes in under that weight and pulls it great with a 3/4 ton truck. And yes the 5th wheel will be night and day different than your current bumper pull
IIRC all current Raptor 5ers have GVWRs well above that...I think they are 15K and above. BTW, the one in my sig has GVWR of 11,900, with a pin weight around 2200.
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jetenbu wrote: I see Montana owners all over pulling their fivers with 3/4 ton trucks. Even some 4x4 3/4 tons. I would think you could find a nice Montana used fiver that would make you an excellent trailer. Montana's are built very well and have a lot of amenities that are nice to have. Of course, I am prejudiced because I own one. I opted for a dually just because I like the idea of having 4 rear wheels in the event of a flat back there. Take a look around and see what you find in the Montana fivers. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
Is there some new Montana toy-hauler that I'm not aware of, cause I haven't seen it? Just asking. Thanks.
jetenbu wrote: I see Montana owners all over pulling their fivers with 3/4 ton trucks. Even some 4x4 3/4 tons. I would think you could find a nice Montana used fiver that would make you an excellent trailer. Montana's are built very well and have a lot of amenities that are nice to have. Of course, I am prejudiced because I own one. I opted for a dually just because I like the idea of having 4 rear wheels in the event of a flat back there. Take a look around and see what you find in the Montana fivers. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
Is there some new Montana toy-hauler that I'm not aware of, cause I haven't seen it? Just asking. Thanks.
You are right. I totally missed the toy hauler in the OP's original post. Sorry....
Jim
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I am hauling a Harley and a atv. combined weight is 1500 lbs max. The harley is 8.5 feet long and weighs in at around 900 lbs. When I bought the trailer they sold me a 12,000lb equalizer hitch setup. This is a great hitch which I like, but I just recently weighed the trailer tongue at 1450 lbs with and without the water tank full same weight. I had the garage empty at the time. I will weigh it again after I load up next month. The weight of the bike sits for the most part on the axles and I can't imagine it reducing my tongue weight much at all. they should have used a 14000 lb hitch but they went by the gross trailer rating and not by tongue weight. This was over a year ago. I don't know that the 200 b rating will make a big difference but it is whats called for. My reason for thinking of a fiver is for more pleasant towing in general and DW likes the bedrooms better in a fiver.
Depends on the gross vehicle weight and the actual weight of your truck. Here are my weights for example.
My trailer is 10,500 lbs fully loaded (Trailer GVRW is 12,200lbs). 2,300 lbs goes to the pin. When the pin weight is added to the weight of my truck, I am almost at the the trucks gross weight (GVRW).
Loaded with the DW and travel stuff, I'm a couple hundred lbs over GVRW. my 02, 2500HD with the 8.1\Allison, 4:10 handles the weight fine, but gas milage sucks.
TV GVRW: 9,200.
TV Cat Scale: 6,760
Front: 3,880
Back: 2,880
With Trailer Dry (plus battery & full propane)
Cat Scale: 14,720
Front TV: 3,860
Back TV: 4,920 (Pin wt 2,040)
Trailer: 5,940
With Trailer dnd full water, equipment & two Honda ATV's
Cat Scale: 17,220
TV Front: 3,860
TV Back: 5,220 (Pin wt 2,340)
Trailer: 8,140
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