Help me make sense of the scale numbers
Since switching from a 2012 F250 to a 2014 Ram 3500, I've got a "pin high" issue that is concerning. When on the truck, the pin is a full 7" higher than it is when off the truck and level. Fearing t...
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If Pin Weight is the amount of weight loaded onto the hitch then how do you find out what the hitch weighs with the load on it? You weigh the truck on has the hitch mounted in it. What NC Hauler is saying is Rear Axle weight gain is Total Hitch weight, not the total amount the truck/hitch gains when the 5th wheel is loaded. Which is incorrect IMO.
Another way to look at it: If you mounted the hitch on a tripod, put the tripod on a scale, and then put the 5th wheel on that hitch, what would the weight be? In this case the weight would be 2440 lbs.
Another way to look at it: If you mounted the hitch on a tripod, put the tripod on a scale, and then put the 5th wheel on that hitch, what would the weight be? In this case the weight would be 2440 lbs.
