1st 5th wheel
We just picked up our 1st 5th wheel a Jayco Eagle Premier 351 RLTS . We previously owned 2 Jayco tt's each time moving up. Shake down cruise is this coming weekend for 5 days.
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travelnutz wrote:Yes, as a retired auto engineer I am going to stick with my position.
kaydeejay,
You being an auto engineer etc and a 5th wheel owner, I'm surprised you mentioned the 2500 HD brakes being "tested". The truck brakes do not stop the 5th wheel, the brakes on the 5th wheel stop it.
The brakes on the truck are required to stop the weight on the truck.
The brakes on the fiver stop the weight on the fiver wheels, not the total.
If the truck is 1500# over GVWR it is the truck brakes that are going to have to stop that extra weight. No different than if the truck was overloaded with bricks and no trailer.
It is a function of weight on each wheel vs coefficient of friction.
The more weight on the tire, the more braking effort is required by THAT brake.
That 2500 HD truck brakes, as a total system, were certified to meet standards at 9200#, not around 10,700#.
