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Re: Weight Ratings and CC Silverback
We ditched the slider hitch about a year ago, have an Anderson style now and I don’t think the hitch even weighs 150 pounds, maybe 100. I believe the max pin weight my truck is rated for is 3500 pounds. I’m headed to scale right now to weigh my truck, try to get dads truck and camper over there soon but depending on what the CAT scale spits me out, I may not even worry about it555Views0likes0CommentsRe: Weight Ratings and CC Silverback
10-4, I will try to catch him on days off of work and we can take both my truck and his truck/camper. Even if for some crazy reason my truck tipped the scale at 8900 gross with the hitch in the bed, with the camper fully loaded to it’s capacity I would still be well under the GCWR by around 2000-lbs. And I agree with what you’re saying, not too concerned about “payload”, I’m more concerned with what the axle can handle. Like I said, if I put the tires on that I’m looking at, then the axle becomes the weak link by 300 pounds554Views0likes0CommentsRe: Weight Ratings and CC Silverback
And just so I can relay this info to my dad as well, if I'm not mistaken, he is overloaded with his F-250 on his wheels/tires, correct? Being that his wheel/tire limits him to a max payload of 6400 lbs, figuring a 23% pin weight and assuming his trucks rear axle is somewhere between 3200-3500 empty with hitch in the bed554Views0likes0CommentsRe: Weight Ratings and CC Silverback
Well for one, some of us can’t afford to upsize in trucks and I can get this fifth wheel for a fraction of the price of a new one or even a nice used one. All I really want to know is if anyone had real world numbers for the hitch weight of a CC Silverback 33REA or comparable 5’er. I have basically already decided what I am going to do, and I understand that I will be “close” to the limits of a 3/4 ton, my truck as configured is rated to tow 13,900 and I know for a fact this camper doesn’t have 3,000-lbs of gear in it, so it’s well under 13,850-lbs. Just asking for simple opinions on hitch weight and tire rating to see if my math is correct before I put a hitch in and drag it to the scale129Views0likes0CommentsRe: Weight Ratings and CC Silverback
If you carry a pretty good load, I feel like your pin weight would be a fair comparison to what this campers pin weight would be, which would put me in the neighborhood of 6500-lbs on the rear axle. I know my dads truck does not have a GVWR of 10,000-lbs and his wheels/tires are rated for less weight than what I will be so if he tows it ok then I think I will be fine with swapping to the 285 tires. Thanks!129Views0likes0CommentsWeight Ratings and CC Silverback
Hello all, first post here. I am making myself go crosseyed trying to figure out if I will be safe towing with the wheel/tire setup on my truck. Currently, I have a 2016 Duramax 2500HD CCSB with the 10,000# GVWR option, the truck has been leveled with 22x10 American Force forged aluminum wheels with a 3500-lb weight rating per wheel. Currently have 33x12.50 Toyo OpenCountry M/T's which I know are only rated for 2270-lbs per tire, severely reducing my cargo capacity. I am looking at putting on 285/55r22 Nitto RidgeGrappler which are rated for 3525-lbs per tire....this effectively means I could put 7K on the rear axle, limited by the wheels. Truck is around 3500-lbs on the rear axle with the hitch and fuel and myself. Does anyone have a real world hitch weight for a 2012 Cedar Creek Silverback 33REA by chance??? I know 20-25% of the GVW is the norm for a fifth wheel but I have a hard time believing that this camper will have a hitch weight around 3500-lbs(25% of 13,850-lbs). Dry hitch weight is listed at 1850-lbs. Currently, my dad tows this camper with his 2011 F-250 CCSB with 20x9 XD Badlands (3200-lb weight rating) with 35x12.50r20 Toyo OpenCountry AT-2's (3200-lb weight rating) and I don't see an F-250 and a 2500HD differing in weight by too much but maybe I am wrong. He has offered to sell me his camper for payoff and I really don't want to pass this deal up since it would be a steal for me2.1KViews0likes20Comments
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