Broken Leaf Spring
I just got this used 5th wheel, it is a 2004 forest river cardinal 31 bunk model. It has been sitting at my folks place until I finished the hitch install, this was the first tow. It is a big awkwar...
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Allworth wrote:
3K per spring is 6K per axle which is more then 5.2K per axle which is more than 5.02K max load!!!
You should NEVER run at max load anyway.
Yeah, I hear you... I think I'm safe going with more spring, but I agree, the numbers don't line up, and I don't plan to overload it, I just don't want the springs to break again.
It turns out, the RV industry can design their GVWR based pin weight supported... so, GVWR of 12K, with a 2K tongue weight supported by the tow rig means they can legally sell a 12k GVWR RV with tandem 5K axles.
In a way it makes sense, but it still doesn't seem smart to me to be running maxed out all the time. They are 3" axles, as are most 6K axles. AL-KO is the brand.
