Hi all . I had a chance to hit a Certified Cat Scale yesterday on the way back from Lake George NY. I-87 exit 21-b With truck and 5th wheel in Sig. Normal load , minus fire wood , couple cases of water , ect , I can ball park that in .As normal the truck never broke a sweat , it handled the grades with ease , and lots of extra power if needed , anyway , What would you ball park the pin weight to be ?? Here's the Numbers ,Truck Door Pillar ,Front gawr. -5940Rear gawr. - 9000GVWR - 13300Manuf. Sticker on Trailer ,dry - 13069cargo - 2274GVWR - 154027000lb axlesG614 tires - 110psiCat scale numbers ,Steer axle - 5680Drive axle - 7500trailer axle - 11000gross weight - 24180 I have not weighted the truck ready to camp with out the trailer . Thanks Rich,

Until you drop the trailer and drive back onto the scales there is no way for you to determine pin weight. Except to take 20% of the trailers GVWR at this point.

donn0128 wrote:Until you drop the trailer and drive back onto the scales there is no way for you to determine pin weight. Except to take 20% of the trailers GVWR at this point.Yea , I hear ya ,I was getting really aggravated with non English speaking female at that point , who was clueless for what I was looking for. Just wasn't sure if I could get a ball park.Next time.ThanksRich

donn0128 wrote:Until you drop the trailer and drive back onto the scales there is no way for you to determine pin weight. Except to take 20% of the trailers GVWR at this point.X 2... You need the steering and rea axle weights of the truck (without the trailer) to determine the ACTUAL Pin Weight...Tim

I will take a swag at it. Let me know how close I am when you weigh it.Truck ready to tow 9500 lbs. Which if you subtract the steer axle of 5680, which does not change much with a 5th wheel, gives you a rear axle weight of 3820. That subtracted from 7500 measure rear axle gives a pin weight of 3680.Chris

Well , after I pulled on the scales and placed where I wanted to be , and got my 4 weights , I wanted to drop the front landing legs and lift the pin off the hitch , "take the weight off the truck " that way I could get just the truck , and just the trailer , but that seemed to be a problem , and communication and understanding was non existent. I would of payed the extra 10 bucks for the weights. Oh well ,another time and another place.I'll post back an update when it happens , anymore educated guesses, maybe i'll post a small camping gift for the closest guesser to keep it fun and light .Thanks Rich,

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Me_Again
Explorer III
Jul 22, 2013
I will take a swag at it. Let me know how close I am when you weigh it.

Truck ready to tow 9500 lbs. Which if you subtract the steer axle of 5680, which does not change much with a 5th wheel, gives you a rear axle weight of 3820. That subtracted from 7500 measure rear axle gives a pin weight of 3680.

Chris
1711tab
Explorer
Jul 22, 2013
donn0128 wrote:
Until you drop the trailer and drive back onto the scales there is no way for you to determine pin weight. Except to take 20% of the trailers GVWR at this point.

X 2... You need the steering and rea axle weights of the truck (without the trailer) to determine the ACTUAL Pin Weight...

Tim
rich_and_char
Explorer
Jul 22, 2013
donn0128 wrote:
Until you drop the trailer and drive back onto the scales there is no way for you to determine pin weight. Except to take 20% of the trailers GVWR at this point.

Yea , I hear ya ,
I was getting really aggravated with non English speaking female at that point , who was clueless for what I was looking for. Just wasn't sure if I could get a ball park.
Next time.
Thanks
Rich
donn0128
Explorer II
Jul 22, 2013
Until you drop the trailer and drive back onto the scales there is no way for you to determine pin weight. Except to take 20% of the trailers GVWR at this point.

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