Help me decide on a hitch
I just bought a 2016 Cougar model 244. CW recommended a Anderson Ultimate 5th wheel hitch but I have concerns since I have a Dodge Ram short bed. I did have a slider hitch before but found it diffi...
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WTP-GC wrote:
A person can manipulate the numbers however they'd like.
Total Max Payload = 5,436 pounds
Your rig adds 5,635 pounds to the payload
Overloaded is overloaded regardless of axle weight distribution. Being under the weight rating on one category does magically cure the problem of exceeding the weight rating on another category.
These are hard, verifiable numbers.
Reality is I am very close to the number you cite. The RV was sitting on a concrete floor and not attached to the truck. Trucks don't magically fall apart once that line is crossed. I plan on going to a CAT scale to se what reality is. I had 100gallons of water on board when it was weighed. I normally carry + - 20 gallons.
My truck when new with my self and wife and 7/8 tank fuel weighed 3,634# so if they rate the rear axle at 9,750 it would take 6,100# to reach rear axle capacity. Interesting how the numbers don't make any sense some times.
