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Dano1955
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May 25, 2016

Need some opinions on pin weight effects for....

...what I want to do. 1st the specs on my 5ver (signature). Pin weight 1279 gvw 10079 dry 7990 cargo 2530 What I intend: Hitch receiver on the back (weight 150 approx). The entire ins...
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mtofell1
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May 26, 2016
Colo Native wrote:
I am sure you know that will void your warranty Per Lippert Just sayin


Along these lines a service guy at my local dealer just told me a story of a rear slide binding and having major problems due to weight hanging off the back of a 5th wheel. All it takes is a small amount of frame flex and things can get bad in a hurry. IMO that's just too much weight to hang off the back.

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