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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OK, given the litigation prone society we live in, if I were to publish a 5th wheel tow calculator I would err on the conservative side of every calculation! The result would be a good estimate of 80% of the people using it, but when you start using it for the upward side, you would not get an accurate result! As shown in the calculations. As far as the axel ratings, I read in another blog site that with the Dodge Asian tranny, a 3:83 is the equivalent of a 4:10 rear end, not sure of that but just what I read. In any event axel ratios should not effect weight carrying capacities of the TV.
