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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previous poster wrote:
The hitch manufactures know that ~16-20% of the pin weight should be on your front axle and to do that the hitch needs to be in front of your rear axle.
My pin weight is 3000+ pounds. So 20% would be 600 pounds additional on the front axle. And that would mean I have 2400 pounds over the rear axle. Then I could carry all that weight with a F150 tow max/1500HD.
Who said there is no such thing as too much truck.
Or maybe this quote could be bad information. That is why it is not a good idea to use info you get off the internet.
