How Legit is FifthWheelSt's Calculator?
i'm looking to purchase a new truck and 5th wheel. The 3 trailers we've narrowed it down to are all very similar in terms of GVWR: roughly 15,500 lbs. The frustrating thing is that I've entered ...
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The frustrating thing is that I've entered the specs for 2016 GMC HD 3500, 2016 Ram 3500 HD, and 2016 Ford F-350 into the fifthwheelst calculator and it says that none of them can pull any of these trailers.
How is that possible?
I see 5th wheels all over campgrounds with less truck.
Thats because trucks don't carry weight determined by a GVWR or a GCWR or a payload number on a tire placard and especially a RV website calculator. You can use them if you choose to do so as some RV folks do.
Axle and tire load ratings and in particular the trucks RAWR will carry most if not all of the trailer pin weight. These you do not want to exceed.
I assume your trucks is a 3500 SRW with a 7050 RAWR.
These trucks rear axle can weigh in the 3000 lb range which leaves 4050 lbs for a payload which includes the hitch/trailers hitch weight and other gear. Actual numbers depend on actual scaled separate front and rear axle weights.
