Truck with enough payload to pull a Reflection 278bh

[Thorvald]

As a member of the “bought too many trucks before I learned my lesson club”, the advice on a 3500 single rear wheel long bed is spot on. Unless you plan in the next little while to go really heavy then of course get a Dually.

Long bed will also give you the clearance for any fifth wheel.

[Wileykid]

Thank you. I may loose a little payload with the long bed right? I would have 862 pounds in people alone! I am thinking anything 3600 or higher pounds of payload is a win.

Long beds have a higher GVWR, so even being a heavier truck due to the longer bed, they actually have more payload. When I was looking around, a long bed version of my truck would have had about 300 lbs more payload.

[Grandstander]

My wife is driving me crazy. I thought I had the perfect 5th wheel picked out and now she springs on me that she would like to have a washer and dryer. None of the 150 series offer this and what’s offered in the Reflection or Solitude series is definitely going to need a dually! I started out 4 months ago trying to find something small that my existing SUV would tow! Just goes to show that you need to find the TT you want and then get the truck.

I am only 2.5 hours away from Hershey PA, so I think we are going to go to the show to explore likes and dislikes. Once that is settled I will work on the proper truck that we need. Sorry for bouncing around, but I have learned so much here and without your valuable knowledge, I would most likely have made a big mistake already. I hopefully will be retiring in about 5 years so my goal is to get these toys now and have them well paid off before then.

[LMagelitz]

My wife is driving me crazy. I thought I had the perfect 5th wheel picked out and now she springs on me that she would like to have a washer and dryer. None of the 150 series offer this and what’s offered in the Reflection or Solitude series is definitely going to need a dually! I started out 4 months ago trying to find something small that my existing SUV would tow! Just goes to show that you need to find the TT you want and then get the truck.

I am only 2.5 hours away from Hershey PA, so I think we are going to go to the show to explore likes and dislikes. Once that is settled I will work on the proper truck that we need. Sorry for bouncing around, but I have learned so much here and without your valuable knowledge, I would most likely have made a big mistake already. I hopefully will be retiring in about 5 years so my goal is to get these toys now and have them well paid off before then.

Some would argue you don’t need a dually for a Reflection or Solitude, but I’m not one of them. We just pulled a 310GK thru some 40mph South Dakota crosswinds with an SRW truck, and it wasn’t very pleasant. In good conditions it was fine. When you have nearly 3000lbs on your back tho, there’s a lot depending on those two rear tires. I’ll be a lot more comfortable with four, if the truck ever shows up. Good luck on what you decide!