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Velislide
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Sep 10, 2013

Bought a 36' 5th wheel for 400$, pretty big DIY project

This thread will be very photo intensive! Just letting you know. Well, was looking for a good deal on a 5th wheel in the 2500$ range, something older, late 80s early 90s, and figured why spend that...
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westend
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Sep 13, 2013
That's about how I ended up with weight, 600 lbs. over the tagged original. It was still way under my axle weight ratings so no harm. What may be difficult is to balance the weight side->side. Most RV's are layed out with kitchen and bath, with all the plumbing, on one side. Cheaper to build that way but puts more weight toward that side.

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