richclover
Well-known member
Finally got my 5’er weighed. Local Flying J Cat scale. Steer axle, drive axle and trailer axles. No surprise on two, but the drive axle weight was.
The camper was loaded for a road trip. About 15 gallons fresh water for rest stops, empty gray and black tanks. Full fridge and the usual other stuff. Truck had a cooler (beer and ice ), and what’s always in it. Full fuel and DEF.
I weighed the truck a while back, what’s always in it. Full fuel and DEF. So... Subtracting the earlier truck drive axle weight from the “hooked up“ drive axle weight should yield the pin weight, right?
That weight worked out to an even 3000#. Combined with the trailer axle weight it put the trailer GVW at 12,700#. 700# over the max gross trailer weight rating. The trailer axle weight was 9700#, or 300# under the two 5000# axles and well within the wheel and load range E tire Limits.
We all know that the factory brochure specs can be pure BS, but my camper is advertised to weigh 12,000# with a pin weight of 1800#. One reason I bought it.
I will take it back to the local Flying J for a re-weigh.
Has anyone seen a 3000# pin weight? Thoughts?
The camper was loaded for a road trip. About 15 gallons fresh water for rest stops, empty gray and black tanks. Full fridge and the usual other stuff. Truck had a cooler (beer and ice ), and what’s always in it. Full fuel and DEF.
I weighed the truck a while back, what’s always in it. Full fuel and DEF. So... Subtracting the earlier truck drive axle weight from the “hooked up“ drive axle weight should yield the pin weight, right?
That weight worked out to an even 3000#. Combined with the trailer axle weight it put the trailer GVW at 12,700#. 700# over the max gross trailer weight rating. The trailer axle weight was 9700#, or 300# under the two 5000# axles and well within the wheel and load range E tire Limits.
We all know that the factory brochure specs can be pure BS, but my camper is advertised to weigh 12,000# with a pin weight of 1800#. One reason I bought it.
I will take it back to the local Flying J for a re-weigh.
Has anyone seen a 3000# pin weight? Thoughts?