Weigh Please help...

cpeebles wrote:
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Trying to make sure I am right but now thinking I might not be. The tale of the tape so to speak...

My Truck - 2017 Ford F350 Single Rear Wheel. Crew Cab (4 door) 4x4 6-3/4 bed Short bed. 3.55 rear end. Picture of my "tag in the door", pic of towing specs from Ford. 20" rear wheels. 6.7 L Diesel. TAG PICTURE

The 5th wheel 2012 Fuzion 310 Shipping weight 12,065 Carrying capacity 4,435 Hitch 2,770 Fuzion 310 specs

Off of Fords website... Ford Truck Specs of site

Finally, I highly doubt I will max the 4,435 carrying capacity. I am a solo traveler with two motorcycle with a COMBINED weight of 750 pounds. I will be out in Colorado (mtns) and Az in winter.

I am curious any feedback by the numbers and also real world experience. Thanks so much... I did not want a dually...:)

Cp

A "regular" FW normally has between 20 and 25% pin wt. I would think a TH would be heavier =when empty=, since you have to counterbalance the toys' weight when loaded. Given a trailer GVW of 16,500, you're looking at a pin wt between 3,300 and 4,100+ lbs. Maybe doable with that truck, but I'd be loading the bikes cross-wise in the back to move as much weight as possible as far to the rear as you can =and= store as much "stuff" in the garage as possible (at least for travel). You'd be much better off, IMO, with a dually or a smaller FW. If you already have both, the =only= way you'll know your numbers is to take the combo to a scale empty, weight it all, axle-by-axle, then load it up like you'd be going camping, and re-weigh it. Your biggest payloads will be bikes, water and, assuming you have on-board gas for the toys, fuel. Depending on where these tanks are, you can also help balance the load out when you fill them (or not).

Lyle