How much truck do I need for a 23K 5th wheel?
I currently have a Cedar Creek 36CKTS which when loaded with a couple of weeks worth of stuff weighs about 15K- 3k is on the hitch and 12k on the axles according to the scale. I'm pulling it with a F3...
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A total failure of the trailer brakes on a 23k lb trailer, while being pulled by a truck that is near, at or over it's GVWR, is a problem.
Example, a 9,000 lb F350 with 4,000 lbs pin weight and a GVWR of 13,000 lbs for the truck, which equals the loaded weight of the truck. The truck can safely stop itself and the pin weight, but the other 19,000 lbs of trailer weight is the problem.
A total failure of the trailer brakes on a 23k lb trailer, while being pulled by a truck that has a GVWR near, at or over the total combined weight of the truck and trailer, isn't much of a problem.
Example: a 20,000 lb class 8 tractor with 7,000 lbs of pin weight and a GVWR of 54,000 lbs, which is 27,000 lbs greater than the loaded weight of the truck, as well as 11,000 lbs greater than the total combined weight of the truck and 23,000 lb trailer. The truck can easily stop itself and the trailer, with just the truck's brakes.
Example, a 9,000 lb F350 with 4,000 lbs pin weight and a GVWR of 13,000 lbs for the truck, which equals the loaded weight of the truck. The truck can safely stop itself and the pin weight, but the other 19,000 lbs of trailer weight is the problem.
A total failure of the trailer brakes on a 23k lb trailer, while being pulled by a truck that has a GVWR near, at or over the total combined weight of the truck and trailer, isn't much of a problem.
Example: a 20,000 lb class 8 tractor with 7,000 lbs of pin weight and a GVWR of 54,000 lbs, which is 27,000 lbs greater than the loaded weight of the truck, as well as 11,000 lbs greater than the total combined weight of the truck and 23,000 lb trailer. The truck can easily stop itself and the trailer, with just the truck's brakes.
