5th wheel weights vs tongue.
Sorry if this is in the wrong area. Ive towed a travel trailer with a hitch weight of roughly 825 and it was very comfortable, ive found a few light 5th wheel campers I like and was wondering what wou...
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therink wrote:
Yes, a pin on a fifth wheel generally weighs average 20 percent of the loaded trailer weight. If a loaded fifth wheel weighs 8000 lbs, the pin will weigh around 1600. Fifth wheels are proportioned this way by design. This is why they tow so nice. The down side is you need a truck that can support that much weight.
My fifth wheel weighs 12,000 loaded and the pin is 2500. I took it to scale.
I would not recommend a fifth wheel for a 1/2 ton truck. Ignore dry weights in manufacturer literature and do not listen to the salesman that tells you it is OK.
I have been told that my truck (see the sig) can tow a 37' Montana and if a Toyota can pull the Space shuttle I will believe anything that salesman tells me...
