5th wheel weight question
I just have a question and it may be silly but I was wondering if you have a 5th wheel and the fresh water tank is at the very back. If you fill it (42 gallons about 500 pds) does it take all that wei...
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CrowsnestGuy wrote:
I just have a question and it may be silly but I was wondering if you have a 5th wheel and the fresh water tank is at the very back. If you fill it (42 gallons about 500 pds) does it take all that weight off of the pin?
Thanks...
Some, but not all. Suspension and tires take up some of it; it's not a "hard" fulcrum. The tank is X feet long (front to back), so the center of the tank will be the center of the weight acting on the pin. As others have said, you have to be careful of unweighting the pin =too= much or you'll have handling problems. Also, do you want to be hauling that extra 360 lbs if you don't have to? (42 gal x 8 lbs/gal) Only way to be 100% sure is to weigh it ready to camp with empty tank, then again with full tank.
Lyle
