I picked up my new 5th wheel yesterday. It's a 2014 Cougar 330RBK dry weight of 10030. I picked up the 5er about 175 miles from home my truck pulled the 5er flawlessly and i got pretty decent gas mileage too. I was a little worried about how my truck with the 3.73 gears would perform pulling that kind of weight. I went straight to a CAT scale when i left the dealer truck and trailer came in at 18640. I'm very close to max GCVW of 19000. I moved everything out of my old travel trailer into the 5th wheel at the dealer and i had my family with me when we went to the scale. The only other weight i would need to add for a normal camping trip would be our food. Plus i had my old weight distribution hitch in the bed of the truck with the spring bars and friction sway control I figure it weighs about 100lbs. So overall i am very impressed and relived at how well the truck handled the load.
Old Travel Trailer:

New 5th Wheel:

 

Great looking setup! When's the first trip?

 

That is impressive, for sure. Nice lookin' rig. That is one heavy load. How do you like ur Nittos? I love my Michelins (so far w/ 6800 miles) but would consider the dura gappler my next go around. What exhaust system do you have? Best of luck.

 

Heading to Elk Neck State Park in MD on 10/25 for a guys trip with a bunch of my buddies.

 

The Nittos have been great. I have about 14k on them with hardly any signs of wear. They get good traction in mud and snow. I wish they would wear faster so I can replace them with NittoTrail Grapplers. I just have the factory exhaust with the tip that comes with the chrome package.

 

please, where can I find my GCVW, my GVW is 9400. thanks for the help!

 

Try here it's the 2014 but they should be the same
http://m.ford.com/smartphone/specs.h...Duty&year=2014
Denny

 

Here's the one I found for my 2011.
http://www.gatorford.com/dealersites...owingGuide.pdf