Fifth Wheel Weight and a Truck
We currently have a Class C but have started thinking about a fifth wheel as a possibility for our next rv. My question is about fifth wheels and trucks needed to pull them. I am looking at two ...
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stro1965 wrote:
Curious what that first 5er is. Seems really heavy for being just under 30 feet long. Mine is 37.5 feet long and the dry weight is 10,950.
Length does not equal weight :B My little 29' has a GVWR of 15500 and ~ 3200-3300 of pin weight.
That 1st one lists a "dry pin" weight of 2500 lbs. When you load it ready for travel you'll be in the 3k range easy. That is where I personally draw the line between a DRW and SRW. Although the newer SWR trucks do have 3000-3500 lbs of payload.
The second ones will need the DRW, IMO.
