Palomino Columbus 328RL

Name: Palomino Columbus 328RL
Brand: Palomino

Fifth wheelbuilt 2020–20Mixed build tierFindable on the used market

WHAT ONE COSTS

$43,700est. used (2020, 6 yr old; from 26 priced floorplans of this line)

WHAT IT WEIGHS BEHIND YOUR TRUCK

~13,750 lbestimated as towed, for 2 people

dry weight 12,324 lb + fresh water (75 gal, full) 626 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 around15,280 lb (10% margin)

GVWR (the sticker maximum)15,324 lb

Tongue weight, loaded~2,510 lb (18%)

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 328RL's published weights held steady. Fifth wheels also need a pickup bed and are held to the fifth-wheel rating where published.

VEHICLE	TOW RATING	VERDICT
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax, max tow) '24-26	22,500 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '20-23	18,510 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '11-19	18,100 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '20-26	36,000 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '11-19	23,300 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, gooseneck) '20-22	22,800 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, tow pkg) '17-19	18,000 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel) '11-16	16,600 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel, gooseneck) '23-26	23,000 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '17-19	32,500 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '20-22	37,000 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '11-16	21,600 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-26	38,000 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-450 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-26	40,000 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins HO) '19-26	20,000 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins) '11-18	17,980 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins DRW, gooseneck) '13-18	31,210 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '25-26	36,610 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '19-24	37,090 lb	fits, loaded, with 10% margin

The 76it doesn't fit

Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~6,820 lb loaded
Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~6,820 lb loaded
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 1500 (6.2 V8, max tow) '19-26: over by ~4,480 lb loaded
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (max tow) '14-18: over by ~3,310 lb loaded
Chevrolet Silverado EV (4WT) '24-26: over by ~2,500 lb loaded
Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '24-26: over by ~4,030 lb loaded
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '15-20: over by ~3,040 lb loaded
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '21-23: over by ~1,150 lb loaded
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '11-14: over by ~3,580 lb loaded
Ford F-150 Lightning (max trailer tow) '22-26: over by ~4,750 lb loaded
Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~10,150 lb loaded
Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~7,000 lb loaded
Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~7,000 lb loaded
Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~7,000 lb loaded
GMC Sierra EV '24-26: over by ~2,950 lb loaded
GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Honda Odyssey '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~9,250 lb loaded
Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~9,250 lb loaded
Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~6,820 lb loaded
Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Jeep Grand Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Jeep Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Land Rover Defender '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Land Rover Discovery '17-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Lexus LX 600 '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~7,315 lb loaded
Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Nissan Titan (5.6 V8, tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~4,965 lb loaded
Nissan Titan XD (Cummins diesel) '16-19: over by ~2,310 lb loaded
Ram 1500 (3.0 Hurricane, max tow) '25-26: over by ~3,300 lb loaded
Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi eTorque, max tow) '19-24: over by ~2,275 lb loaded
Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi, max tow) '11-18: over by ~4,190 lb loaded
Ram ProMaster '14-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Rivian R1S '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Rivian R1T '22-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
Subaru Ascent '19-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Tesla Cybertruck '24-26: over by ~3,850 lb loaded
Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Toyota Sienna '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~7,900 lb loaded
Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~7,630 lb loaded
Toyota Tundra (5.7 V8, tow pkg) '11-21: over by ~4,570 lb loaded
Toyota Tundra (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,950 lb loaded
Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)

These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →

THE SPECS

Length36.0 ft

Height (incl. A/C)12.3 ft

Width8.3 ft

GVWR15,324 lb

Dry weight12,324 lb

Dry tongue weight2,250 lb

Sleeps4

Slide-outs3

Axles2

Fresh water75 gal

Grey water78 gal

Black water39 gal

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

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP

1× Front queen bed(Permanent)60×80
1× Sofa converts(Convertible)—

HOW IT'S BUILT: 5/5

WallsAzdel composite

FrameAluminum

RoofWalk-on

UnderbellyEnclosed

Palomino (Mixed tier): Palomino RV (Forest River / Berkshire Hathaway), Colon MI

YEAR BY YEAR: WHAT CHANGED

2020Introduced and discontinued

FINDING ONE

Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: Palomino is a volume manufacturer; only one model year. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.

OUR TAKE

One-year rear-living plan with the longest awning Columbus ever fitted at 32 ft.

OTHER COLUMBUS FLOORPLANS

295RL · 13,667 lb · sleeps 4 297RK · 14,422 lb · sleeps 4 298RL · 14,859 lb · sleeps 4 299RL · 15,880 lb · sleeps 4 320RS · 14,636 lb · sleeps 4 325RL · 14,547 lb · sleeps 4 329DV · 14,962 lb · sleeps 4 340RK · 14,566 lb · sleeps 4 365RL · 15,650 lb · sleeps 4 366RL · 15,196 lb · sleeps 4 374BH · 16,276 lb · sleeps 8 375BH · 16,755 lb · sleeps 8 376DS · 16,199 lb · sleeps 6 377DS · 16,480 lb · sleeps 6 the whole line →

Find one for sale

Live listings for the 328RL on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:

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Is the 328RL 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 dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-07.