5th wheel lengths (model# vs reality)
I see a lot of manufacturers name their models based on lengths that are much shorter than the true overall length. I can see rounding to the nearest foot but in many cases the model number will repr...
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NC Hauler wrote:I think it continuously catches people off guard. I hear it over and over where people think the rig they have towed for 2 years is 36 ft long because that is what the model number is and they are shocked to find out it is closer to 40 ft, or to find out it doesn't weigh anything close to the GVWR on the sticker (some higher, some lower).neal10a wrote:
Buyer be ware--- that is why the have scales and tape measures.
Actually, I don't see how weight or length would catch anyone off guard, (ie, Buyer Beware),....most that purchase have physically seen their unit before they buy it...they "see" how long it is, and their are placards showing weights.....
I agree with Neal10a - and to the OP - don't try to equate model number to mean anything other than style or floorplan, or GVWR or specs to anything on the side of reality. The only numbers you should be using as factual are the number on the tape measure, or the scale.
