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ugeesta
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Mar 12, 2018

People With a 2500HD 8.1L/Allison. What are You Pulling?

Currently have a 31 foot toyhauler weighing in at 10,400lbs when loaded. The truck feels it but is not over stressed. Thinking about going bigger and adding another 3,000 lbs to the trailer. What...
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LIKE2BUILD
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Mar 13, 2018
ugeesta wrote:

Yea, I’m running a fifth wheel with a pin weight around 2,300lbs currently. The proposed trailer would have a pin around 2,500lbs if I did my weight distribution math correctly. The rear axle of my truck has a 6,000lb limit which 3,000lb of that can be used for the pin.

Actually, the axle itself from AAM is rated for 10,000 lbs. Your rated capacity is 6,084 lbs and that is a tire limitation. The LT 275-75-16 tires on your truck are rated for 3,042 lbs each.

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