Cummins12V98 wrote:
Veebyes wrote:
It is not pulling the thing, it is the stopping the thing.
Sooner, rather than later, there will be that split second situation when you will wish that you had a whole lot more truck. Some car will brake suddenly infront of you. You will go into an exit too fast. 16,000lbs of trailer will want to overtake a way too small truck. It won't be pretty.
I would say it a bit differently. Sure it can tow it, BUT can it HANDLE it in a panic lane change just for one example. The answer is NO.
This brings up something I've been wondering about. I like the idea of my truck being heavier than the trailer (fifth wheel), so the tail is not wagging the dog. Is the Pin weight considered part of the truck or part of the trailer? Here, I'll give you my latest Cat Scale numbers.
Truck front 5180, rear 6900, total truck hitched up 12,080. Trailer axles 9380.
My pin weight is 2700.
Now unhitched weights are truck 9380, trailer 12,080.
So, physics guys, hitched up there's more weight on the truck axles, but which vehicle does the pin weight actually belong to in a panic maneuver.
I'm guessing it belongs to the trailer.
JK
