Question about length
Having narrowed down our fiver choices based on full-time warranty, construction quality, and floorplans that suit us, my question is how long is too long? We are looking at between 37 and 40 foot fo...
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fulltime5er wrote:NC Hauler wrote:fulltime5er wrote:
On pin weight, I can only go by manufacturer's info, since I haven't anything else to go on yet.
Speaking more from experience than anything else, and a 5er that weighs in at 20,000#, if that's the one you'll go with, COULD have a pin weight of up to 4,000#, unless it's a VERY light unit...Is it two axle or three axle?
Again, I'd still want to know some of my trucks ratings, if you go with a 20,000# 5er, that is a pretty heavy 5er, even for a 1 ton dually.....
2 axle on all of them. Most of the ones we are serious about are in the 16-17,000 gvwr range.
In the 16,000 to 17,000# range, you're probably looking at a pin weight of 3200-3400# or so.
The reason I had stated that some state parks might not be able to accomodate you was because you stated that one of the 5er's you were looking at was 43' long...
I don't think you'll have a problem with that weight and again, once you've towed a longer 5er it'll get easier to handle
