Pin height?
Is there a standard pin height from the ground while the unit is level on later model fivers? I can't seem to find that info on the spec pages I found. We live in a small town with no RV dealers, so c...
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cmeade wrote:Nevadastars wrote:Dayle1 wrote:
I will disagree with others on pin height. The historical standard number is 46-47 inches and there was a time when many brands did list pin height on their brochures. There was also a lower standard of 41-42 inches for lite units designed for 1/2 ton and even mini trucks. These lite units typically had 13 inch wheels and rubber torsion axles.
My 2011 fiver is still at 47 inches with 16 inch wheels and leaf springs on top of the axles. If manufacturers are no longer following the historical standard height, then seems like they have an obligation to buyers to include this critical info in their documentation. With today's taller trucks, it would even be a sales plus to have a higher pin height and actually announce that fact.
Your numbers seem very close to one I just measured. I remembered of a toyhauler a few blocks away that is sitting in the driveway. So, I drove over and took a quick measure. It was very level, but I couldn't get a super accurate measurement because it had a lock on the pin, but it was somewhere in the 48" ballbark.
Lock should not be a problem cuz you are only interested in measuring the pin plate height and fifth wheel plate heights not the actual pin.
I plan on using an Andersen hitch, so there really is no fifth wheel plate. So, I have to figure it with the Andersen pin adapter.
