sanddunesaddict
Las Vegas
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TV 2000 GMC C6500
5er 2006 Fleetwood Gearbox 385fs2g
Rating / Scale
Steer Axle 11k / 6820
Drive Axle 19k / 5860
Vehicle w/o trailer 25950 / 12680
Never weighed the 5er empty
Loaded steer 7360
loaded drive 8720
Trailer Axle /14080
Combined 43150 / 30160
The hauler isnt even FULLY loaded yet.This was with a 1/3 tank of water,one propane tank full,genny tank 3/4 and fuel station full.
I had no food or clothes in trailer.
I am going to be WAY over on the trailer when loaded!!!!
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thirteen
Maine
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How do I know how much I can carry? I am going to buy a 5th wheel upgrading from my tag along. I have 2002 Chevy 2500 HD with 6.0L gas suicide doors cab and 6 foot bed.
I put 5 people in the cab so I know I have to add up everyone and everything I put in the truck. But, how do I know how heavy of a trailer I can pull? Does the 3/4 ton truck mean I am suppose to only put 1,500 pounds on the pin?
If I add up the trailer and truck weights (loaded), what is the max I am suppose to stay under?
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donandbear
Denver CO
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i AM IN NEED OF KNOWING INFORMATION ON MY 1982 38 FOOT mARATHON. tHE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T HAVE ANY RECORDS AND THE TAG HAS LONG SINCE BECOME ILLEGIBLE. wOULD ANYONE KNOW THIS WEIGHT. tHEY SAY IT IS A 35 FOOTER BUT FROM FRONT TO BACK IT IS ACTUALLY 38. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP HERE......GOING THE DISTANCE SHORTLY.
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slogoin
Lost in the corridors of my mind.
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06 GMC 3500 SLT DRW 4X4 Duramax-Allison 18K Signature hitch
06 Carriage CarriLite KIQ36
Totally empty trailer (furniture removed, empty tanks, etc) taken in for repair
Steer 4480 Drive 6380 Trailer 10,340 Total 21,200 on CAT scale
Stuffed (food, clothes, furniture, etc), traveling @50 gal h20, 80# propane, dry black & gray, everything my beloved wife could cram into every space
Steer 4520 Drive 7580 Trailer 14,900 Total 27,000 even on CAT scale
Motion-handling-ride-stopping ability all seemed "just right" to me
Bill
06 Carriage Carrilite KIQ
06 GMC SLT DRW D/A
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FastEagle
Taylors, SC
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2003 Everest 363K 38'
2004 Dodge (stock) CC LB DRW Cummins Turbo Diesel Auto Trans 4.10
Hop on the scales evey now and then just to see how it's Going. Figure as long as I stay under the 23,000 lb combined weight I'm good to go. I usually top out at about 22,700 but am always a little over if I have a couple extra of passangers and their stuff.
FastEagle
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juzplanekrazy
San Tan Valley AZ.
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16 pages of great information on truck and trailer weights.
I still haven't gone to the scales with my new F-350. I'm waiting on my RDS 91 gal aux. tank and to get all the goodies I want in the tool box. Then I'll be ready to head to the scales for a real weight ticket. I'm going to take the trailer too; I know it's been gaining weight like a weight lifter at winter time![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/biggrin.gif "biggrin")
I'll report back soon.
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just5erit
Zebulon, NC
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Here are my numbers:
2001 Chevy crew cab 6.0L 2x4 1500HD = 6,000 pounds
8528 30' Flagstaff Super Classic Lite, two slide, one super slide and a bunk slide = Loaded= 7,940
Truck and Trailer on the scales Loaded= 13,940
2001 Chevy 1500HD 6.0L (stock)
DrawTite brake controller
DrawTite 15K Hitch
Firestone Airbags
2006 Flagstaff 30' 8528DS Bunk Slide/Super Slide
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nedmtnman
wherever = fulltimer
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We have a 2003 F-350 pulling a 38 ft Everest 5th wheel and I have not had a weight problem requiring air bags. I did run the rig across the scale to get loaded and empty weights. When pulling I run 50 lbs air in the front tires and 65 lbs in the rear. When empty I run 45 lbs front and 40 lbs rear according to the load chart I got. I guess it all depends on how much king pin weight you have and the load recommendations of the truck manufacturer. I have empty = 7000 ttl - 4060 front and 2940 rear. Pulling I am 21100 ttl = 13960 trailer = 4340 frt - 5880 rear king pin weight 3080.
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sanddunesaddict
Las Vegas
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sanddunesaddict wrote:TV 2000 GMC C6500
5er 2006 Fleetwood Gearbox 385fs2g
Rating / Scale
Steer Axle 11k / 6820
Drive Axle 19k / 5860
Vehicle w/o trailer 25950 / 12680
Never weighed the 5er empty
Loaded steer 7360
loaded drive 8720
Trailer Axle /14080
Combined 43150 / 30160
The hauler isnt even FULLY loaded yet.This was with a 1/3 tank of water,one propane tank full,genny tank 3/4 and fuel station full.
I had no food or clothes in trailer.
I am going to be WAY over on the trailer when loaded!!!!
Well I reweighed fully loaded and now its
steer axle 7500
Drive axle 9560
Trailer axle 15240
Total 32300
Total(steer & drive)truck weight increase 4380...This cant be my pin weight can it??
Total trailer weight 19620.Over gvw like normal
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Bearman
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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We were coming home from 2 weeks in the mountains. Water tank on trailer was empty (100 gal), water tank on deck deck of truck was empty (300 US gal). had 2 quads in garage of trailer, 1 quad was missing off of deck (800 lbs). Fuel station on trailer was empty (40 gal). Other than that we were full load when we weighed up.
Steering axle-- 9680 lbs- good for 11000 lbs
Drive Axle-- 13178 lbs- good for 23000 lbs
Trailer axles (3)-- 15510 lbs- good for 19500 lbs
Jeep (2 axles)-- 3278 lbs
TOTAL Weight-- 41646 lbs- good for 80,000 lbs MCGVW
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2000 Volvo 660 425hp 1550tq
2006 Canadian Sport 385 RLTS triple slide, triple axle
5500 watt Onan genny
03 700 Polaris Sportsman
98 300 Polaris Explorer 4X4
94 Jeep YJ "TOAD"
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