Lite or Light?
Just starting to shop for a 5th wheel and was wondering what the hidden meaning is behind lite or light models? They seem a little less expensive so I'm guessing there is a quality trade off. TIA fo...
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In the next couple of years, we plan to purchase a fifth wheel. We have owned a Jayco Eagle TT for several years and have had good luck with it, plus we like the two year Jayco warranty. In online research, I spotted a floorplan we really liked. The model is in the Jayco Eagle HT ("half ton towable") line, and the tech specs show a CCC of 1530 lbs.
We found a year old used one of that model on a local dealer's lot and were checking it out. The yellow sticker on that unit showed a CCC of only 700+ lbs, I think it was about 735 lbs!! This unit did have an auto leveler system, probably OEM, but still, that low of a CCC is shameful!
We have a 3/4 ton diesel and plan to trade for a 1 ton diesel, so the weight isn't much of an issue in the length of fifth wheel we want, so I will avoid even looking at "half ton towables" in future. This experience also showed me that the listed CCC's are pretty meaningless compared to the CCC's of delivered units, except in the sense that I will avoid even considering any model whose specs doesn't show a substantial CCC, say at least in the 2000 - 3000 lb range (we're shopping for a 31-33.5' fifth).
We found a year old used one of that model on a local dealer's lot and were checking it out. The yellow sticker on that unit showed a CCC of only 700+ lbs, I think it was about 735 lbs!! This unit did have an auto leveler system, probably OEM, but still, that low of a CCC is shameful!
We have a 3/4 ton diesel and plan to trade for a 1 ton diesel, so the weight isn't much of an issue in the length of fifth wheel we want, so I will avoid even looking at "half ton towables" in future. This experience also showed me that the listed CCC's are pretty meaningless compared to the CCC's of delivered units, except in the sense that I will avoid even considering any model whose specs doesn't show a substantial CCC, say at least in the 2000 - 3000 lb range (we're shopping for a 31-33.5' fifth).
