Percent of Pin Weight on Each Axle
We will be switching from a TT to a Fifth Wheel sometime in the not too distant future, so meanwhile I am doing my due diligence. My question is a technical one. If the fifth wheel hitch is inst...
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crcr wrote:
We will be switching from a TT to a Fifth Wheel sometime in the not too distant future, so meanwhile I am doing my due diligence. My question is a technical one.
If the fifth wheel hitch is installed where it is recommended, which I understand is several inches in front of the rear axle -- How many inches is correct, BTW? -- What percent of the Pin Weight will be on the rear axle and what percent on the front axle? I realize the % on the rear axle is very high, 90 or 95% or more perhaps, but I would like to know what that figure generally is.
Our TV is a 2004.5 Ram 2500 diesel, Quad Cab, short bed (6'4"), if that info is a factor. Thanks for any input!
According to B&W, the goose ball on my T.O. Ball is about 3" forward of the axle centerline and the center of the kingpin is about 1.75-2" forward at the most extreme forward position of the sideplates. Frankly, I'd prefer the 3" that the goose has, but this works.
Lyle
