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5th wheel weights vs tongue.
Sorry if this is in the wrong area. Ive towed a travel trailer with a hitch weight of roughly 825 and it was very comfortable, ive found a few light 5th wheel campers I like and was wondering what would be a good pin weight to stay around. My truck is a 2014 gmc sierra 1500 crew cab with 3.42 gear and 1680 available payload. I only travel alone im 150 add 200 for full fuel so that knocks it down to about 1300-1330 ish. Ive found some that are 1250 I like but I also have to count in the weight of the bed receiver which I have no clue how much that weighs. Would I be cutting it to close? or should I just stay with the TT's?14KViews0likes14Comments2014 sierra 1500/ keystone cougar 33res
The truck has a 1608 lb payload according to the door sticker. Truck has the 5.3 6 speed auto and 3.42's. I plan on buying a airbag kit with onboard compressor. Think this trailer is to much for my truck? The only things that will be on my truck is me and a basically empty toolbox. Maybe 100lbs with a few tools. I weight 165. 26 gal fuel = 155-160 ish. I think I'm fine with trailer weight. Tounge weight is up there. But I am willing to relocate everything to the rear of the TT to keep the weight of the tounge during moves. Trailer in question. http://www.keystonerv.com/cougar-xlite/models/33res/model-mobile3.9KViews0likes17CommentsRe: carrying weight on rear bumper to offset tounge weight.
Thanks for the advice guys. I do have a WD hitch. I also travel alone for work and only use the trailer for sleeping. So if I put something in the back there is a good chance it would stay. Tounge weight is 750lbs dry and I wouldn't carry water. I think I might be okay. Will have to just hook up and see. The dealer is offering to let me try it on open road.373Views0likes0Commentscarrying weight on rear bumper to offset tounge weight.
Through all of my searching I've found some trailers with good dry weight but kinda heavy on the tounge. I do want to carry tools and stuff with me and have a few other ideas that I want to do that will add overall weight and was thinking if I mounted a toolbox on the rear of the TT or built a box to store my more heavy gear in, that should counter some of the tounge weight. Have any of you done this?7.8KViews0likes31Comments
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