At the moment, a Chevy 2500HD is at the top of our list, primarily for its transmission, but it has one failing. We really want an extended cab, 4WD, with a long bed, and the max tlr weight for that vehicle is 13,400. The fifthwheel we are looking at has a GVRW of 13,840 and a pin weight of 1840. I know that we are only talking 440 pounds over the max rated weight for the P/U. I am sure that it could handle that extra weight just fine, but I also know that if there is a problem with the P/U and Chevy found out what we were towing, they would void the warranty. I have seen that done in the past (luckily not to me). If we go to the short bed, it can handle a tlr weight of 14,300. But it has that short bed, which means less cargo space, and the need for a sliding fifth wheel, to prevent the front corners of the tlr smacking the cab of the P/U in a tight turn. We have considered, and are still considering, the 3500HD, but the dealer is trying to talk us out of that, stating that the 3500 is a REALLY rough riding beast. If we go that route, we will probably skip the duals.

We are going to check out Dodge, only because I just heard that they now have a lifetime (of the original owner) powertrain warranty. Auto trans, I got tired of manual transmissions long ago (unless you are talking something hot, low slung, and sporty)

We are not looking too hard at Ford, primarily because I have heard from more than one person that they are having nothing but trouble with their engines since they added a second turbo to help increase power after they had to add the cat converter.

Decisions decisions...