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2001400ex
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Jul 31, 2017

Pickup and trailer on scale

Took my combination to the scale today. Here are the results. I have a fifth wheel with the Anderson hitch. I know my pickup is 7,700 dry but not sure which axle as I only weighed the entire setup. My fifth wheel is 9,800 dry and I loaded it with my 3 quads and everything ready for camping except water, which I rarely drive with water. My pickup tires are rated at 3,415 each and trailer tires are 3,600 each.

Steer axle: 4,560 (axle rating is 4,860)
Drive axle: 5,560 (axle rating is 6,084)
Trailer axle: 9,620 (axle rating is by 7,000, 2 axles)
Total: 19,740

It looks like I'm good except for GVW of my pickup (9,200). I don't have my owners manual but I think my GCWR is 22,000 or so. My towing from fifth wheel is 15k, and trailer GVW is 14k. It looks like my trailer is a little over 12k loaded the way I do camping. I'm pushing my max, that's for sure. Coming home Friday afternoon, pulling lookout pass from the Montana side at 91 degrees, I about met my max, I pushed it at but 65mph. Other than that, I can pull the mountain passes at the speed limit and everything feels good.

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