Truck Dually Wheels

The Mad Norsky wrote:
I posted recently in another thread, on about this same subject.

There is a really simple answer to this DRW v SRW fiasco that usually goes on way past its prime.

Do the math.

In other words, look at your tires capacity (weight wise) then figure what the heaviest loaded pin weight will be of any fifth wheel you are thinking of purchasing.

These figures are advertised by almost all manufacturers, and can be easily figured with just a few moments of anyone's time.

Doing the math has all the advantages.

Math does not go on for ten pages without an answer. It happens immediately.

Math does not tell fabrications.

Math does not tell war stories.

Math does not offer an opinion.

Math does NOT pit one poster against another. It is neutral, and, as I said, immediately correct with an answer, which is what any of us needs.

Math does NOT give you a personal impression of what one vehicle drives like or the other.

Math just simply gives you an answer. Impartial and quickly.

Now for those that say "what is this guy talking about???" here's a quick example of how the math answers.

New fifth wheel, 12,500 pounds unloaded with an advertised pin weight of 2,300 pounds. It also advertises a Gross weight rating of 16,500 pounds.

Just be reading the sidewall of your tires one can immediately know if they can handle this fifth wheel.

An answer. Not ten pages of back and forth.

The example fifth wheel above has a hitch weight percentage of 18.4 percent. (2300 divided by 12,500)

So the heaviest pin weight this model can generate is 3,036 pounds. (16,500 times 18.4 percent).

Now, what is the load rating of your tires??? You have an answer.

Not an opinion, impression, war story or otherwise. An honest answer.

One catch though. Folks with SRW (single) rear wheel vehicles MUST realize that those two tires in back are carrying the truck itself, so most likely you will use up a lot of that tire capacity for one tire in just the truck itself.

So when you look at pin weight, just think of it as all being on the one tire remaining and you will do just fine.