Another weight question

Bassmon wrote:
Well its obvious that im not fully understanding these numbers. The advertised pin wt is 1115,we will only carry appx 400 lbs of cargo which will increase the pin wt a bit,but 1900 ? How did you come to that number?

The pin weight that is being advertised is the ‘Dry’ pin weight. This means it’s the weight of an average unit leaving the factory. The pin weight increases as options are added onto the unit (bigger refrigerator, tv, thermal windows, etc). Also missing from the adversised pin weight is the battery, propane, water weights, etc. then add your stuff and the weight of the trailer quickly adds up.

All the stuff that is added in front of the trailer axles adds weight to the pin. The closer to the pin, the more of its weight is applied to the pin.

The general rule of thumb is the pin weight is about 20% the weight of the trailer. This is a good place to start when looking at a trailer.

If you can, see if you can take the trailer to a scale to get it weighed so we you can understand the actual weight and distribution to the pin. After you buy the trailer, go to to the scale and weight the truck, the empty trailer and the loaded trailer to see how it’s weights fall.

To answer your question, yes, a rear kitchen does help the pin weight. The weight after the trailer axles offsets the weight on the pin. It’s not a lot but does help. We have a toy hauler fifth wheel and can tell the difference when the atv’s are in the trailer and when not. Much hevier pin when not.

Good luck figuring it out. As others say, you can never have too much truck when pulling a trailer.