New 5th wheel doesn't tow well
I just bought a brand new Jayco Eagle HT 30.5 MBOK. Unloaded weight is 9635 lbs, max loaded is 11950 lbs. Dry hitch weight is 1795. Optional 16" wheels with Goodyear tires. My TV is a stock 2013 GMC ...
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As others have mentioned, weighing your truck, and truck trailer combination might provide some useful information.
You Goosneck ball mount version of the Andersen hitch moves the center of gravity of your pin weight 4 inches aft of the bed goose neck ball, which was probably pretty close to right over the axle, resulting in your now carrying the weight behind the rear axle. This coupled with possibly being a little on the heavy side pin weight wise for your suspension can make the ride less than Ideal. Beefing up the load carrying capacity via Air Bags, or other means might help if this is the case. (Again real weights would be of benefit)
When my Andersen hitch trashed my pin box I installed an 5th airborne pin box to go with the new B&W hitch. While I wasn't really experiencing chucking to any extent prior to the new pin box, the towing now is considerably smoother.
You Goosneck ball mount version of the Andersen hitch moves the center of gravity of your pin weight 4 inches aft of the bed goose neck ball, which was probably pretty close to right over the axle, resulting in your now carrying the weight behind the rear axle. This coupled with possibly being a little on the heavy side pin weight wise for your suspension can make the ride less than Ideal. Beefing up the load carrying capacity via Air Bags, or other means might help if this is the case. (Again real weights would be of benefit)
When my Andersen hitch trashed my pin box I installed an 5th airborne pin box to go with the new B&W hitch. While I wasn't really experiencing chucking to any extent prior to the new pin box, the towing now is considerably smoother.
