confusion over weight I can tow
I want to up grade from a TAG pull behind to a 5th wheeler and I am getting different weights that I can tow safely. I have called Ford dealers, RV dealers and even the Ford Motor co and all tel me I...
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blt2ski wrote:
A 5w will need 2000-2500 lbs of pin weight!
A 5er does not need more than 10% pin weight, they just build them this way so they can put cheaper tires and axles under it.
OP, find a 5er with 7K axles and big 16" tires so you can load it heavy on the rear (less pin weight) or even mount a generator on the rear, not up front. Your weak link is the 4R100 tranny which rarely makes it much past 100K miles before needing rebuilt if you do much towing with it. You need to do something like this to it.
I often gross over 26K with my 02 and on flat ground pull in OD with 3.73 axles.
