Average pin weight?
I've often read that a 5'rs pin weight, on average, is 20-25% of the trailers weight. Personally, mine runs around 22%. Do most people find this rule of thumb to be accurate? Reading a thread on 1...
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romore wrote:
If his pin weight is 16% it is a product of
1. wishful thinking
2. poorly loaded with too much weight behind the axles
3. a poorly designed trailer with the axles too far ahead.
Our 24.5' without a slide grosses at 5600 lb, pin weight comes in just shy of 1300 lb which is pushing the limits of any F-150/1500. Such a truck will pull it, many people do, but the experience would not be enjoyable or safe. We started out with a truck that was marginal for our needs, won't make that mistake again.
None of the above. Here are the numbers from my last weighing:
Trailer GVW: 8100
Pin Weight: 1240
Pin Weight %: 15.3%
I've towed this combo up and down and all around the Colorado rockies for over 10,000 enjoyable miles. This is a 26 ft. rear kitchen with one slide.
