fifth wheel hitch installed 4 inches back
hi all I just bought a new truck, f150 ecoboost super cab 6 foot box, and had a local mechanic install a fifth when I went to pick it up found that the guy installed it 4 inches back from where the d...
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B.O. Plenty wrote:
Every inch forward or back from the center of the rear axle adds 100# to the rear or front depending on where it is. 2.5" back adds about 250# to the rear axle weight. You're probably going to be overloaded anyway with a fiver on a F-150 so in my opinion another 250# isn't going to be a huge deal...
B.O.
Where do you come up with those numbers? That is a blanket statement that has to have a pin weight to go along with.
My pin is 4,500# and I only add 100# to the front axle and my B&W is full forward, around 2.5" ahead of center line of rear axle. So you mu st be talking about a pin weight of around 14K based on my numbers.
Just saying
Industry standard is 2" ahead.
