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If you want maximum towing capacity, get a cargo bed 5 ton. The wrecker boom and gear add a lot of
weight (about 15K lbs) to the weight of the truck. A cargo truck doesn't have this added burden for
towing. My 1 ton Chevy dually will move 14K lbs on a gooseneck with no problem. My 5 ton M51 dump is
rated at towing 30K lbs on the road. So you can see that 14 K lbs on a trailer behind a 5 ton will not
be a big deal.
Dave
Bryan Rupp wrote:
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> I'm trying to find out how much weight can a 5 ton based wrecker tow. It is a newer unit with the
> 240 horsepower diesel and 5 speed automatic transmission. One of the members in my MV club has a 7
> ton half track that I would like to use this truck for towing it to MV shows if it has the capacity.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Bryan
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