5th Wheel Toy Hauler Empty Pin Weight Ratings

otrfun wrote:

azdryheat wrote:
Loaded the way we travel and nothing in the garage my Voltage pin weight is 3500 pounds, per the CAT scale. Brochure said the pin weight is 3000 pounds. Haven't weighed it with my Harley in the garage but I suspect it might lighten the pin a bit. My truck's payload is 5,000 pounds so I'm not much worried what the pin weight is.

Thanks for the helpful info. We're also looking at a few Voltage toy haulers. Focusing on the small, mid-size, double axle units to try and keep our pin weight at 2500 lbs. or lower. Our TV is a '16 Ram 3500 SRW. We can go higher than 2500 lbs., but would rather not.

Out of curiosity, why? Is it to make room for passengers in the cab and gear in the bed? Or safety concerns? The new 3500s have a 4k+ payload rating. I recently GN pulled a tractor with mine for 800 miles that had me a hair over 4k on pin weight and it pulled very securely. That said, it was only me in the cab so little in the way of additional wight that would put me over. For the record, I'm just curious, not judging at all as everyone should tow to whatever weight they see fit (unless it's grossly overweight).