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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marquette wrote:
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 would be close to maxing out a 1/2 ton cargo capacity by the time you added passengers and fuel to the truck. His answer was that short fifth wheels with tandem wheels have proportionately less pin weight than a larger fifth wheel. Any one know if that is true?
If it helps, fuel is not considered "cargo capacity" stated on the sticker. The cargo capacity is calculated based on a full tank of fuel.
