4:10 or 3:73 ?
Possible upgrading to Ram dually. I'm pulling 12,500# gvw with SRW and 3.42 rear end. Usually lock 6th gear out. Plan is to move up to new 15,000# gvw 5th. Not sure if I want to get 4.10 or 3:73. Wh...
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TxGearhead wrote:
I'm borderline payload, rated 4018#, with my cabover. I know how 5th wheel pin weights are fudged by the Rv manufactures. I'm looking at Alpines with advertised pins of 2400-2600. I'm thinking that will realistically be 3500+ after the W/D and all the other junk we haul around. Our Montana HC was advertised at 2175# and scales around 3500.
If I do this I'm thinking 3:73 for the mix of towing and empty mileage. Probably best to cool my heels and see where we end up with a 5th.
As long as it isn't a toy hauler, you can use this to get a fairly decent guesstimate at the wet/loaded pin weight:
http://towingplanner.com/Estimators/TonguePinWeightFromDry
