Tow rating comparison; 5th wheel vs bumper
We currently have a 1500 series gas pickup and bumper pull TT. We are planning to move up to a diesel pickup and 5th wheel. I have been looking at a variety of trucks and trailers. I have found resour...
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ByTheRvr wrote:For a single rear wheel 3/4- or 1-ton pickup, about 3000 lbs empty rear axle weight. Dually pickups are a little heavier in the rear, around 3300 lbs, or so. Don't forget to add the weight of the 5th wheel hitch in the bed, about 200-250 lbs.
I see that 5'ers in the 32'-34' range have a gross weight of about 15,000 lbs which, using the 20% rule would mean about 3,000 lbs on the pin. I now have the gross rear axle ratings but I don't have the net. What would the empty rear axle weight be, roughly, of a crew cab, long box pickup?
Thanks!
