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Alley_Fox
Explorer
Jun 11, 2013

Why don't 5th wheel mfgrs place more heavy items in rear?

OK, maybe a naive question but why don't 5th wheel manufacturers place some of the heavier items in the rear to help relieve the heavy pin weights? I'm thinking about things like gensets, water tanks...
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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jun 11, 2013
Anything of any weight is on and mostly forward of my axles. I have well over 4,500# pin weight and my 5er tows great.

Too light of pin weight and it will be a bad ride.

To answer a question, who would want a Generator in the living area? Noise and space it would take up is why they don't. Same with Propane bottles they would take up space.

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