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webejpn
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Jul 26, 2017

Did I just buy a 5th wheel?!?!?! What did I get into?

Some background. Been camping all my life. We recently sold our travel trailer that was sitting on some land we owned. We sold it with the land because I had no way to tow it hence why it sat at tha...
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kerrlakeRoo
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017
webejpn wrote:
Why is my truck not enough?
Unloaded its 8300. Hitch weight is 1300.
Last time I weighed our gear we were under 1000lbs.

Pin weight of 1359
Hitch + ???
What type batteries weight = ???
Dresser and other items in Bed room weight= ???
Tools and supplies in basement = ????
Water tanks Forward of axles? = ???
You weigh = ???
DW weight = ???
Other stuff in truck will weigh = ???
Truck payload cap is somewhere between 2100 and 2300
You dont have a lot of wiggle room left

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