Do I need air bags?
The 5th wheel I'm considering getting has a hitch weight of 1990lbs and just curious if I need air bags. My truck is a long bed CC 4x4 6.2L with a rear GAWR of 6340lbs. Thanks.
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rhagfo wrote:
Well, the dry weight and dry pin let you know how little pin percentage the manufacturer is stating, usually in the 15% to 17% which puts one in the hole already. Some small 5er have huge payloads, and many large 5ers have small payloads, so small 5er will never likely reach GVWR.
If I had a way to prove it, I would bet most 5th wheel RVs are closer to GVWR than to any published dry weight. And I would bet a pretty high percentage are over the ratings.
