Small 5th wheel pin weight?
I looked at a 22 ft 2005 Sun Valley 5th wheel today with a dry weight of 3800 lbs. The dealer of course told me it is 1/2 ton tow-able. I quick did the math and said with a 700-900 pin weight it wou...
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Granted my knowledge of 5ers is limited, but from what I have garnered from different forums is that pin weight ranges 15% to 25% of total weight. So if your 5er will weigh in at 3800 pounds fully loaded the pin weight will be 570 pounds at a minimum to a maximum of 950 pounds. If 3800 pounds is the unloaded weight, as you so rightly calculated, the half ton will be over loaded.
Just as a personal opinion, a 3/4 ton truck is the minimum that should be used to pull a 5er and a 1 ton for larger 5ers and an F450 for the biggest 5ers. It is better to have too much truck than just enough.
Just as a personal opinion, a 3/4 ton truck is the minimum that should be used to pull a 5er and a 1 ton for larger 5ers and an F450 for the biggest 5ers. It is better to have too much truck than just enough.
