How much pin weight?

Reread what JimLin said as he is correct.

JIMNLIN wrote:

Neal B. wrote:
I have a 2002 Silverado 2500HD, duramax, allison. Is 1615lbs. to much pin weight for this truck? I am considering a new 5th wheel and was concerned about this.

GM gives their 2500 trucks a 6200 RAWR.
The '02 2500 can weigh in the 2800 lb range which leaves you with around 3200 lbs for a payload
RAWR can be the lessor of tires/wheels/rear spring pack. Never exceed a drive or steer axle/tire load ratings and you will fine.

This is just plain wrong. There is no 2500HD that has a payload capacity of 6200lbs. You are forgetting the truck already has weight to it, somewhere around 6800lbs with an overall gvw of 9500-9900lbs.

My 2500HD has a payload capacity of 2853lbs as listed on the yellow sticker. I am not saying you cannot pull the 5'er, yours is a 2002 could be a totally different animal but you cannot go by what the axle can take from the pin weight, it already has weight on it!

Thanks everyone!

I have a 2002 Silverado 2500hd, 8.1 and my pin weight is about 2040#...

Neal B. wrote:
I have a 2002 Silverado 2500HD, duramax, allison. Is 1615lbs. to much pin weight for this truck? I am considering a new 5th wheel and was concerned about this.

GM gives their 2500 trucks a 6200 RAWR.
The '02 2500 can weigh in the 2800 lb range which leaves you with around 3200 lbs for a payload
RAWR can be the lessor of tires/wheels/rear spring pack. Never exceed a drive or steer axle/tire load ratings and you will fine.

9200 GVWR minus your scaled weight equals?
My 2005 ext cab 4X4 ready to go scaled right at 7500 pounds, leaving me a scant 1700 pounds for pin weight.
Limiting factors will be weak/soft springs, low rated wheels and of course the 6084 max weight limit on the stock size tires.

I weighed my truck full of fuel with me, my wife, and two kids without the camper and only had 3,300 lbs on the rear axle. So that leaves almost 2,800 lbs before I hit my max.

GA2500HD wrote:
I have a 2003 2500HD. I weighed my truck and camper last summer ready to camp and the pin weight was 1900 lbs which put my rear axle weight at 5200 lbs total. So with my pin weight I'm still 700 lbs below my RAWR.

Without loading your truck full of fuel, pass, gear, hitch, and weighing it, this gives a good example using similar truck.

If you are looking at new FW brochure pin wts, they can be higher than listed, and certainly higher loaded to camp.

Best to weigh yours to see what is left before going over RAWR/max tire load.

Jerry

Hi.

Look on 5th wheel label plate. Then look at tow vehicle weights. Most likely somewhere 1,200 to 2,200 depending on length of 5th wheel. Mind is 1,650 for a 31fT. Double slide.

I have a 2003 2500HD. I weighed my truck and camper last summer ready to camp and the pin weight was 1900 lbs which put my rear axle weight at 5200 lbs total. So with my pin weight I'm still 700 lbs below my RAWR.