Makes sense! Can't go wrong with either set up. Both are beautiful rigs!

After being fulltime and basically moving every week for for 5 years we have found ourselves sitting in one spot longer, 5 months each winter in Arizona and a month at a time at spots during the summer and I didn't want the big engine, belts, hoses and everything else that should be moving just sitting. Otherwise we would still be in a Class A.

Dave,
142 gallon sounds amazing!

One last question. What was the reason/s you and your wife went from a motorhome to 5th wheel?
Thank you,
Mike

We have a 52 gallons stock tank and then a 90 gallon auxiliary. So 142 gallons all together which I am very happy with.

Super helpful Dave! Thank you!


How many gallons for diesel can your chassis hauler carry?

Hi Mike
I went through Miller Insurance and because the truck and 5th wheel are on the same policy I didn't need to have commercial insurance. I would need to get our policy out to check just what the cost was but it wasn't bad.
As far as the ride we had the stock rear suspension replaced with a Kelderman air ride system and I would compare our ride to any 350 or 3500 on the road, heck maybe even a 250 or 2500 lol.
Feel free to ask any other questions you might come up with.
Dave

Hi Dave,
My name is Mike. I noticed you have a very nice Ram 5500 Hauler for your beautiful New Horizons 5th wheel. I will likely purchase a Summit and was leaning toward a 450/4500. I'm see many blogs that recommend hauler bed HD trucks like yours.



Did you need to insure your truck through a commercial insurance company? Or who were you able to insure your truck through? What is the annual insurance cost for the DR truck?



Also, how is the ride in the 5500? When going from a 350/3500 to a 450/4500, everyone says the ride is noticeably more rough due to the stiffer commercial tires versus the LT tires on a 350/3500. Can you provide perspective on the stiffness of the ride compared to a 450/4500?

Thank you for any insights!
Mike