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Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
Do you mean a 1700# pin? Most likely, yes.
As the saying goes, Weight It.
And don't use the "dry pin" either (in case that's what you are using). Use 20-25% of the GVWR of the trailer to be on the safe side.
Load your truck up and take it to a local scale (like a truck stop, gravel yard, dump, etc.) and see what the truck weighs on each axle. Only then can you make the determination. But again, most likely you will not have any issue with it.
Posted by: crazy22
will a f350 be able to handle a fifth wheel with 1700 load
Posted by: crazy22
well the truck towed it and then i blew the tranny this makes number 4 i trade it in for a 3500 gmc dually and that work well
Posted by: JeffinTD
Black and Red is spot-on. Also, don't underestimate the weight of the hitch, the camping stuff that always ends up in the bed, and the people in your truck.
If your F350 is a dually, I don't think you will be anywhere close to overloading it. If it's a SRW, you may get close to the rear axle weight rating, or exceeding the truck's gross vehicle weight rating.
My 30' Patio Hauler lists 1900 dry hitch weight, trailer is generally in the range of 10-11,000 when fully loaded and full of water, and my 3500 SRW Dodge is within it's specifications. The water tanks are ahead of the trailer's axles, though, and I bet if I loaded a bunch of gas jugs in the pickup, had the trailer tanks full, and no weight in the garage (behind the 5th wheel's axles), I could overload my rear axle and also exceed the pickup's GVWR, and thus be illegal even though I'd still be under the pickup's combined weight rating, and the 5th wheel would be under it's GVWR and GAWR.
Anyhow, like B&R said I suspect you are OK, but the scale is the way to tell.
