Question on Pin Weight and Toy Haulers

lincster wrote:

miboje wrote:

miboje wrote:

720Deere wrote:

miboje wrote:

Good point, and it may not necessarily be a downer. I went on the net and found a dealer with one on the lot with all the options I would order, except one. I would not order the installed generator. They are listing the pin weight at over 200 lbs. less than stated on Heartland's web site. Of course, the trailer is a little heavier with those options, but not a lot.
That's good advice; if it comes down to it, we could always ask a dealer to verify things for us.

Unfortunately dealer ads are mostly written by salesmen and from my experience nobody knows less facts about an RV than an RV salesman! The Onan 5500 generator weighs 279 lbs and that is 95% pin weight because of its location. Judging from my experience, I believe that Keystone's published weights do not include options such as the generator. The advertised pin weight on my Fuzion 315 was 3015 lbs and it scaled just over 3400 lbs on the trip home from the dealer before we put anything inside. Our "shipping weight" was also several hundred pounds more than advertised.

Hmmm...then I guess there is really no way for me to determine what I need to know ahead of time outside of having the dealer take it to a weigh station.

So how does one determine accurate pin weight? Can this also be done at a weigh station? My fiance isn't home for me to ask him, though I am sure he would know.

Weigh the truck by itself, then hook the trailer up and weigh again.
Subtract the 2 rear axle weights. That is how much pin weight you have. You could also add/subtract the difference in the front axle weight also, if you want to get real precise.