Hitch Rating. 16K, 18K, 20K, or 24K
Destroyed my Husky 16K in an accident and need a new hitch. (Pretty much squashed it flat and bent the rails hitting a railroad tie at 65mph.) My Cedar Creek Silverback has a dry weight of about 12,50...
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valhalla360 wrote:
If the cost difference is negligible and/or you plan to get a bigger rig in the near future, go for it.
But otherwise, no there is no benefit to going bigger. Realistically a 16k hitch will have enough safety margin that it should normally be able to handle a 20k trailer with ease.
Question: If there was enough force to crush the 16k hitch...did the front of the 5th wheel get destroyed? Did you have the frame checked out?
So I take it you know more about their hitches than the manufacturers do...good way to get somebody killed!! Please for all our safety sake OP, make sure the hitch you buy is rated for at least the max weight of your RV you have or intend to get! Sorry for the second comment on this but that has to be the most ignorant statement I've read!
