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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kaydeejay wrote: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?
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.
What truck are you buying? Not sure where the 15K trailer GVW came from but you are into 1-ton or even dually country.
If it's a new truck you might want to ask your dealer what overloading will do to your warranty!
The fifth wheel should be around 13500 loaded or less. The pin weight is 2300 empty plus 2 passengers and 140 pounds or so for the hitch. Max cargo weight is 3100lbs. I contacted the manufacturer of the RV and was told that I can “absolutely “ tow this fifth wheel with a 3/4 ton truck. I guess I will find out.
