Front and Rear Axle Weights
Is there a rule-of-thumb for calculating how much weight goes on the front axle and how much goes on the rear axle? As an example; if the 5er weighs 10,000 lbs. and 2000 goes on the hitch, how much w...
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rhagfo wrote:MFL wrote:
You are right on Old-Biscuit, but I'm not sure that is what he is asking. IDK, but if he means how much of the 2,000 lbs pin weight goes on each truck axle, a rule of thumb would be most on the rear axle of truck. Very little weight is transferred to truck front axle. In this case, I'd guess less than 100 lbs.
Jerry
X2
We are talking 5er here and even if the hitch is a couple inches ahead of the axle center line, the weight to the front axles is nil.
X3
That was our experience also pulling a 38' Keystone Montana 3400RL
