5th Wheel Pin Weight on 2500HD Chevy HELP!!!

dpark wrote:
I am not looking for the weight police to chime in, I am looking for answers from people with the above truck or a legitimate answer. I am going to pull the trigger on a 2500HD this week (truck is already picked out with deal made) but didn't do it due to just needing to make sure I am within specs.

The truck is a 2014 2500LTZ 4x4 crew cab with a Duramax/Allison combination. GVWR 10000lbs. The truck specs are 2706# payload, 6200# rear axle, 5200# front axle 15800# fifth wheel towing, 24500# GCVWR

My fifth wheel that I currently own and will be pulling with it is a 2014 Keystone Cougar High Country 315RES. Specs are 8563 empty with 2437 carrying capacity...leading to 11000# Gross rating. I know this is fine, but the pin weight is listed at 1600# and when I weighted it on our truck scales it was closer to 1800# loaded.

Is anyone towing something similar to this and do you feel I am within specs to be legal?

My truck has the same payload as that one you are looking at.
My loaded pin is 1800#.
With a 300# hitch (Superglide) and an extra 25gals of fuel (150#) plus the two of us, I am 200#under GVWR.
I suspect you will be in the same ball park.
If, as you say, the fiver is a keeper then I think you will be OK. Close to max on payload, but OK.
Good luck