As you've probably read elsewhere. The pin weight advertise by the manufacturers is never the loaded weight. That would scare folks off. The manufacturers always state the dry or shipped weight. That is without many options that the dealer may install such as T.V.s, awnings, and sometimes chairs. Propane tanks weight something like 60lbs each. A battery is what ... 50lbs or so. Right there you're looking at 220bls. Anything you put in the storage area, which on all of the 5th wheels I've seen is between the trailer axles and the king pin, is split between the trailer axle and the king pin.
I hope to be weighing my rig this weekend. I weighed my truck empty and my truck with the new 5th wheel right after picking it up from the dealer. When I weigh it this weekend I'll know exactly how much I've added to the trailer. Since we're not full timers and my wife and I pack fairly light I don't expect a big shock. At the same time, I'm weighing the trailer so that I'll know the weight and not be guessing or assuming.
Who knows. Maybe I'll be so shocked at the weight increase I'll just have to sell my current truck and buy a used HDT. :-)
