weight question
I have a 2011 dodge 1500 quad cab with a 5.7 v-8 hemi set up with a tow package. It is rated to tow 10,050. I'm looking at a 2007 Keystone Copper Canyon 293 sls rated at just at bit over 9000lbs. dry....
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I'll have to second camp-n-family's response. Tow rating is a helpful (though not 100% reliable) figure for towing a trailer, but not a 5th wheel, because of where the weight sits. Pin weight of the 5er sits ON the bed of the truck, directly over the rear axle, while hitch weight of a "bumper-pull" trailer sits on the hitch itself, which is (or certainly should be) attached to the truck's frame, and that weight is mitigated by the use of a weight-distributing hitch, so the entire truck frame carries it, instead of just one spot on the truck.
At least that's my understanding! :) Pin weights are virtually always much higher than hitch weights, too.
At least that's my understanding! :) Pin weights are virtually always much higher than hitch weights, too.
