NC Hauler wrote:
Kevin O. wrote:
We are thinking about getting a fifth wheel. Just not sure if my old girl is up for the task? My truck is a 2001 F350 Lariat with the 7.3L powerstroke(142,000 miles runs great!!). Also the truck came with the camper pkg. Just not sure what it is? Or what was added?
The trailer is a 2015 Keystone Cougar 336BHS.
Dry weight- 10,595lbs
carry weight- 1,695lbs
pin weight- 1,890lbs
Any help would be very much appriciated! Kevin
http://www.rvt.com/Keystone-Cougar-336BHS-2015-West-Hatfield-MA-ID5979064-UX129950
Kick out dry weight, does you no good whatsoever....Doesn't seem like you have a lot of cargo carrying capacity in the 5er, Take the "dry" weight of 10,595# and add "carrying weight" of 1695# and it appears the GVW of the 5er is 12,290#...This is more realistic to look at...so if you load a 1,000#, 5er could weight, 11,595 with a REAL pin weight of 2300#, if loaded to 12,000#, it could have a pin weight of 2400#....(can the non-realistic dry weight and the non-realistic dry pin weight...they're useless).
The 7.3 is a great engine...I don't know anything about your trucks GVWR, GCWR or RAWR, but would "think" that your truck should be ok to tow this light of a 5er....But you need to see what your trucks GCWR and RAWR is....
Good luck:)
Do you really think this trailer would have a pin weight of 2300lbs if i added 1000lbs to the trailer?? The dry pin weight is 1890lbs. This is what I'm trying to figure out before i buy. The GCWR and RAWR are not what I'm worried about exceeding. It's the trucks GVWR. Especially if the pin weight will be 2300lbs like you are suggesting.
My truck is
2001 F350 4x4 crewcab 7.3L
GVWR-9,900lbs
GCWR- 20,000lbs
RAWR- 6,830lbs
