Getting a "New to us" 5'er

[EMD_DRIVER]

We've been trying to get this 5th wheel for several weeks and they finally agreed to our deal. It's a 2003 Sunline F-311SR and is 33' long. I installed a Reese 16,000lb slider hitch in our '05 F350 on Wednesday. We'll pick the 5'er on Thursday, 12/17/09...

The dry pin weight on this thing is 2,000lbs and the GVWR on it is 12,500lbs.

Before I try to pull it with my 93 F250, I'd like to know if I'd be able to at all..

Any ideas? BTW: I know I'll have issues, since I'm still N/A. Hopefully, that will be attended to soon...

Gary

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[indian347]

That 350 will have no problem at all. I have a 03 250 and pulling 11.500 is my legal limit. Id stay with the 350. Does it have DRW if so much more stable .I have a single slide Wildcat and wish I'd went for 2 slides.

 

[EMD_DRIVER]

That 350 will have no problem at all. I have a 03 250 and pulling 11.500 is my legal limit. Id stay with the 350. Does it have DRW if so much more stable .I have a single slide Wildcat and wish I'd went for 2 slides.

The 350 is SRW and pulls the 5er great... Have yet to "Field test" it, due to the crummy weather!

 

[Kanyonkitty]

Hitched up and ready to head home. Due to the time of day that we were heading home, to avoid major city traffic I had Gary go up and over the mountain on the twisty turny 2 lane road. Great experience for 1st time towing a 5th wheel. When we got to Interstate I-81, he headed right for a cat scale. He has the numbers, I don't. Any way here are a few pics:

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"IF" we can make the IDI Rally this year, we won't be cramped like we were in my 24 footer last year.

Kitty

 

[indian347]

Nice 5er ! I have the same plastic on the floor. I stand corrected i thought you had a 250. Jim

 

[RLDSL]

If you pull that with your 250 you will be overweight by the listed limits. It'll pull it , but not legally

 

[Agnem]

Dang Gary! That's a far cry from sleeping in your truck on my doorstep! Does the W & W know you have that? They would love to commandeer that, put some bolts through the wall and a big ol' piece of bar stock across the door and call it home. Congrats!

 

[EMD_DRIVER]

If you pull that with your 250 you will be overweight by the listed limits. It'll pull it , but not legally

That's what we bought the 94 F350 for.. Being NA, the 250 wouldn't have a snowball's chance of pulling that thing!

Dang Gary! That's a far cry from sleeping in your truck on my doorstep! Does the W & W know you have that? They would love to commandeer that, put some bolts through the wall and a big ol' piece of bar stock across the door and call it home. Congrats!

Hard to believe, isn't it Mel??? I did tell you, that I'd never sleep in my truck at a rally again!!

This thing is far from falling apart and cost more than the RR would spend on us in twenty years combined!

 

[Kanyonkitty]

Mel,

Between not having enuff room in the Sunline that I had when we came to last years Rally, converting the twin beds into a king size bed while we were there , yeah I carry power tools with me, and then all that rain and wonderful "RED" mud, I told Gary it would not happen again. SO, now we have ROOM, a much more comfortable sofa to sit on, a fireplace, and a recliner that Gary immediately laid claims to

Hoping we can manage to make it to this years rally, but it's a long haul for a 4 day weekend, and now with Gary missing work

Kitty