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Message: [QUOTE="Corb@CorbinShipping, post: 103315, member: 2499"] I have pulled with a dually. never a fifth wheel, but around horse farms, heavy loads of hay, with a gooseneck. way heavier than i am pulling now. what i was doing back then was not legal. on a class c license, i grossed over 30,000, a few times a week. we never paid attention to it. now, having a ceiling of 26,000, I do not plan to come close to that. 8700 pound truck, and pulling up to 17,000 (which i wont go over) is well enough below max gross combined on my class c. I have my THer loaded right now, at 16,600. pulls easy, no sway, no sag, even when i turn. and, coincidentally, the pin weight lightened up once it was loaded. how? all the weight of my toys, two harley davidson road kings, 800 pounds each, plus my sidecar rig, at 650 pounds, loads in the back, behind the triple axles, thus causing the weight to tip to the rear, just a little. as my truck weight dropped from 12,100 down to 11,800.... so yes, i am over the weight ratings for my rig. but only by a few pounds. the axle ratings are 5600 front, and 6100 rear. is it better, or easier, and not as harsh on your rig, to pull with a DRW truck? YES. no doubt about it. however, legally, and following the manufacturers recommended weight ratings, it can be done, safely, and legally, with a SRW rig. and, it is easier on the driver, and equipment if you put pieces on your rig to help handle that weight. that being said, i still plan on buying a DRW f350 to be my designated puller for my THer. but, my rig will get it to FL next week, and it wont move more than a few miles a month until i get my dually. [/QUOTE]

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