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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Artum Snowbird wrote:
It surprises me that the opinions here are that carrying 800 pounds on a trailer hitch is better than 1300 on a fifth wheel hitch. The hitch weight of a trailer hitch is not light.. but maybe it is indeed so.
I agree with you on this one, I have never liked the feel when towing a TT. And no one needs to say that the setup must have been wrong. Recently rode with a friend towing his much lighter TT and 3/4 ton diesel Ram. The bucking and W/D noise was worse than my worst day towing any fiver with either 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton trucks spanning over 25 years.
With a fifth wheels weight only on the rear axle, practical payload is rear GAWR minus actual dry axle weight.
