Pin Weight
Picking up our new fifth wheel on Saturday. First time fifth wheel owners. I was wondering when adding weight to the fifth wheel does this also add weight to the pin? I assume it will. Is there a way ...
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Rwake901 wrote:Whoa, are you saying your pin will be 3-400# over your payload? Have you figured in the weight of your hitch, passengers and other stuff? That can easily be another 500-600# (or more!).
Looks like I will probably be 3 to 4 hundred pounds over my max cargo weight on my pin then for the truck I’m buying. Guess I’ll be putting some overloads on it.
FWIW most folks underestimate what the trailer will weigh once it's loaded.
What truck are you buying? Not sure where the 15K trailer GVW came from but if that's true you are into 1-ton or even dually country.
Overloading is NOT the best way to start out fifth-wheeling!
Plus, if it's a new truck you might want to ask your dealer what overloading will do to your warranty!
