Weight Question

N-Trouble wrote:
You getting one with a slide out? Highly recommend as it doesn't compromise much storage space and really opens up the living area. We really like ours.

I still haven't been able to determine why despite both having 6k axles the 32SAG has a 1600lb higher GVWR than the 28SAG.

Yes a slide is a must! Our must haves on the new rig is 16ft of toy space, a walk around front sleeper and a slide. The 32SAG was the only one we could find that had all three.

You getting one with a slide out? Highly recommend as it doesn't compromise much storage space and really opens up the living area. We really like ours.

I still haven't been able to determine why despite both having 6k axles the 32SAG has a 1600lb higher GVWR than the 28SAG.

Dirtclods wrote:
Eyetattoo you must be excited about buying your new rig I know you've been researching this for a while!! I did the same thing, I asked everyone and found this message board and a bunch of very smart and knowledgeable helpful people here.

Yeah we are excited but in all honesty we were planning on waiting another year or two. Depending on how the insurance company handles our frame cracks might push us to upgrade much sooner......

Eyetattoo you must be excited about buying your new rig I know you've been researching this for a while!! I did the same thing, I asked everyone and found this message board and a bunch of very smart and knowledgeable helpful people here.

Eyetattoo wrote:
Ok thats what I thought but for some reason when I saw the axle weight I was thinking on each axle vs on both axles. Is hitch weight the same as pin weight?

yes... Pin weight is the hitch

Ok thats what I thought but for some reason when I saw the axle weight I was thinking on each axle vs on both axles. Is hitch weight the same as pin weight?

downtheroad wrote:
I Might be confused also...but if each axle carries 6000 lbs then you have 12K capacity on the axles alone...also doesn't the hitch carry about +- 20% of the weight?

Correct... so if "you" don't go over 13,500 GVWR then there should be plenty of axle capacity when some of the total weight is on the hitch

I Might be confused also...but if each axle carries 6000 lbs then you have 12K capacity on the axles alone...also doesn't the hitch carry about +- 20% of the weight?

Axle weight of 7,020# is TOTAL weight on both axles

Notice GVWR is 13,500 with double 6000# axles which would be rated to carry 12,000# TOTAL

Which actually gives a pretty decent margin.........at 13,500 GVWR the pin weight will be close to 2600# (or more) so only 10,900# would be on axles if rv was full loaded to Max weight rating.

7,020 is axle weight on both axles.