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KZ Venom V3311TQ

Fifth wheelbuilt 2016–16Mixed build tierPatient search on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
$51,600est. used (2016, 10 yr old; from 8 priced floorplans of this line)
WHAT IT WEIGHS BEHIND YOUR TRUCK
~14,434 lbestimated as towed, for 2 people

dry weight 12,700 lb + fresh water (112 gal, full) 934 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.

You want a tow rating around16,040 lb (10% margin)
GVWR (the sticker maximum)16,000 lb
Tongue weight, loaded~2,830 lb (20%)
Cargo capacity3,300 lb
WHICH TOW VEHICLES IT FITS: 19 OF 95

Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the V3311TQ's published weights held steady. Fifth wheels also need a pickup bed and are held to the fifth-wheel rating where published.

VEHICLETOW RATINGVERDICT
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax, max tow) '24-2622,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '20-2318,510 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '11-1918,100 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '20-2636,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '11-1923,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, gooseneck) '20-2222,800 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, tow pkg) '17-1918,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel) '11-1616,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel, gooseneck) '23-2623,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '17-1932,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '20-2237,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '11-1621,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2638,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-450 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2640,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins HO) '19-2620,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins) '11-1817,980 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins DRW, gooseneck) '13-1831,210 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '25-2636,610 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '19-2437,090 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
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These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →

THE SPECS
Length36.9 ft
Height (incl. A/C)13.3 ft
Width8.4 ft
GVWR16,000 lb
Dry weight12,700 lb
Dry tongue weight2,490 lb
Cargo capacity3,300 lb
Sleeps6
Slide-outs3
Axles2
Fresh water112 gal
Grey water97 gal
Black water57 gal
Air conditioning15,000 BTU
Awning15 ft

A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
  • 1× Front queen bed in a slide(Permanent)60×80
  • 1× Loft bed over the garage(Permanent)40×96
  • 1× Optional power bed with Sit-and-Sleep in the garage(Stow-away)—
  • 3× Theater seats in the slide(Convertible)—
HOW IT'S BUILT: 5/5
WallsAzdel composite
FrameAluminum
RoofWalk-on
UnderbellyEnclosed

KZ (Mixed tier): Venom was KZ's flagship fifth-wheel toy hauler (Thor Industries), built with aluminum-framed laminated sidewalls over Azdel composite, a walk-on roof and a heated, enclosed underbelly, and specified like a race hauler — 100+ gallon fresh tanks, dual 30-gallon fuel stations, generators and 88×96 cargo doors. The engineering is above the segment average but these are 13,000-15,000 lb trailers with heavy slide and suspension loads, and owner reports of slide, frame-flex and delamination problems are common enough to keep it out of the top tier. Absent from the 2025 lineup.

YEAR BY YEAR: WHAT CHANGED
  • 2016Introduced with the Venom line
  • 2017Dropped
FINDING ONE

Patient search: weeks of watching, and probably some travel. Why: KZ is a volume manufacturer; only one model year; 10 years out of production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.

OUR TAKE

The short Venom of the launch year — 11' cargo area, 16,000 lb GVWR, the only Venom a 3/4-ton could realistically pull.

OTHER VENOM FLOORPLANS
3815RG · 19,000 lb · sleeps 83916RG · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V3214DK · 14,995 lb · sleeps 8V3313TK · 16,000 lb · sleeps 8V3411TK · 16,000 lb · sleeps 8V3413TK · 16,000 lb · sleeps 8V3517DK · 14,995 lb · sleeps 6V3815TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V3911TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 9V3912TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V3916TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V4011QK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8V4012TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 9V4013TK · 19,000 lb · sleeps 8the whole line →
Find one for sale

Live listings for the V3311TQ on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:

RV Trader ↗Camping World ↗FB Marketplace ↗Google ↗

Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Venom line ↗

Is the V3311TQ your #1, or just a spec sheet?

These are the facts. Whether it beats the other six thousand rigs for you depends on what you care about. Set your priorities as sliders, switch on your hard limits, and watch the whole market re-rank around them. Every exclusion explained, every margin shown.

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Data compiled from manufacturer spec sheets, retrieved 2026-07.