Av8orlouTX wrote:
Steer axle 4100
Rear axle 6800
Trailer 10,400
Combined weight 21,300lbs
Heavier than I thought it would be but it works for me.
2004.5 Chevy D/A 2500 HD and 2013 Cedar Creek 34RLSA
Steer axle 4100
Rear axle 6800
Trailer 10,400
Combined weight 21,300lbs
Heavier than I thought it would be but it works for me.
2004.5 Chevy D/A 2500 HD and 2013 Cedar Creek 34RLSA
Lou,
Your rear axle weight seems very high.
Do you know your unhitched rear axle weight? I would have guessed under 3000lbs.
At 6800lbs... and 3000lbs empty... your looking at a pin weight of ~3800lbs.
The dry pin weight of the 34RLSA is 2085lbs. I'm curious about the factory options you added and what other heavy items you may have loaded in the trailer. What's the dry weight of the trailer from the yellow sticker on the door?
Or possibly you are carrying other heavy cargo in the bed of the TV.
sidney wrote:
Lou,
Your rear axle weight seems very high.
Do you know your unhitched rear axle weight? I would have guessed under 3000lbs.
At 6800lbs... and 3000lbs empty... your looking at a pin weight of ~3800lbs.
The dry pin weight of the 34RLSA is 2085lbs. I'm curious about the factory options you added and what other heavy items you may have loaded in the trailer. What's the dry weight of the trailer from the yellow sticker on the door?
Or possibly you are carrying other heavy cargo in the bed of the TV.
Av8orlouTX wrote:
Steer axle 4100
Rear axle 6800
Trailer 10,400
Combined weight 21,300lbs
Heavier than I thought it would be but it works for me.
2004.5 Chevy D/A 2500 HD and 2013 Cedar Creek 34RLSA
Steer axle 4100
Rear axle 6800
Trailer 10,400
Combined weight 21,300lbs
Heavier than I thought it would be but it works for me.
2004.5 Chevy D/A 2500 HD and 2013 Cedar Creek 34RLSA
Lou,
Your rear axle weight seems very high.
Do you know your unhitched rear axle weight? I would have guessed under 3000lbs.
At 6800lbs... and 3000lbs empty... your looking at a pin weight of ~3800lbs.
The dry pin weight of the 34RLSA is 2085lbs. I'm curious about the factory options you added and what other heavy items you may have loaded in the trailer. What's the dry weight of the trailer from the yellow sticker on the door?
Or possibly you are carrying other heavy cargo in the bed of the TV.
Not only high, but possibly exceeding the GAWR, and worse yet depending on tire size the tire weight rating.
My 265/75-16 would only have 30# to spare at that load.
Russ & Paula the Beagle Belle.
2016 Ram Laramie 3500 Aisin DRW 4X4 Long bed.
2005 Copper Canyon 293 FWSLS, 32' GVWR 12,360#
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sidney wrote:
Lou,
Your rear axle weight seems very high.
Do you know your unhitched rear axle weight? I would have guessed under 3000lbs.
At 6800lbs... and 3000lbs empty... your looking at a pin weight of ~3800lbs.
The dry pin weight of the 34RLSA is 2085lbs. I'm curious about the factory options you added and what other heavy items you may have loaded in the trailer. What's the dry weight of the trailer from the yellow sticker on the door?
Or possibly you are carrying other heavy cargo in the bed of the TV.
Av8orlouTX wrote:
Steer axle 4100
Rear axle 6800
Trailer 10,400
Combined weight 21,300lbs
Heavier than I thought it would be but it works for me.
2004.5 Chevy D/A 2500 HD and 2013 Cedar Creek 34RLSA
Steer axle 4100
Rear axle 6800
Trailer 10,400
Combined weight 21,300lbs
Heavier than I thought it would be but it works for me.
2004.5 Chevy D/A 2500 HD and 2013 Cedar Creek 34RLSA
Lou,
Your rear axle weight seems very high.
Do you know your unhitched rear axle weight? I would have guessed under 3000lbs.
At 6800lbs... and 3000lbs empty... your looking at a pin weight of ~3800lbs.
The dry pin weight of the 34RLSA is 2085lbs. I'm curious about the factory options you added and what other heavy items you may have loaded in the trailer. What's the dry weight of the trailer from the yellow sticker on the door?
Or possibly you are carrying other heavy cargo in the bed of the TV.
To ensure you're not exceeding the weight ratings, use free the calculator at Fifth Wheel St.
Dave Gray
RV Safety Educator & Consultant
08 Dodge Ram 3500 4X4, Dually, 6.7L Diesel, 09 Heartland Cyclone 4012
2015 GMC Denali HD Z-71 4x4 Duramax
2004.5 Chevy 2500 CC SWB Duramax (lly)
2013 Cedar Creek 34rlsa
2003 Four Winns Funship 214
PatricioFamily wrote:
This is interesting. There is so much mis-information out there. For 6 months we were pulling a TT that we were told was 7800 lbs dry. Come to find out it was really 10,200 lbs. We have been wanting to find a truck weight station and test for ourselves what are weight really is just to be sure. But dont know if we are permitted to do this. We just thought it would be a good way to know for sure. What do you think? Anyone every tried this before?
This is interesting. There is so much mis-information out there. For 6 months we were pulling a TT that we were told was 7800 lbs dry. Come to find out it was really 10,200 lbs. We have been wanting to find a truck weight station and test for ourselves what are weight really is just to be sure. But dont know if we are permitted to do this. We just thought it would be a good way to know for sure. What do you think? Anyone every tried this before?
I don't know about your state, but up here in Maine, if the scales are open and busy, sometimes we find a "portable" State Police Scaler, usually in the spring, but most anytime. If not busy, you can ask if you see one, if they'd weigh you. This way you can weight each axle as well as whole rig. Or check w/your local S.P. barracks. Your taxes pay them don't forget.
4kyyote wrote:
I don't know about your state, but up here in Maine, if the scales are open and busy, sometimes we find a "portable" State Police Scaler, usually in the spring, but most anytime. If not busy, you can ask if you see one, if they'd weigh you. This way you can weight each axle as well as whole rig. Or check w/your local S.P. barracks. Your taxes pay them don't forget.
PatricioFamily wrote:
This is interesting. There is so much mis-information out there. For 6 months we were pulling a TT that we were told was 7800 lbs dry. Come to find out it was really 10,200 lbs. We have been wanting to find a truck weight station and test for ourselves what are weight really is just to be sure. But dont know if we are permitted to do this. We just thought it would be a good way to know for sure. What do you think? Anyone every tried this before?
This is interesting. There is so much mis-information out there. For 6 months we were pulling a TT that we were told was 7800 lbs dry. Come to find out it was really 10,200 lbs. We have been wanting to find a truck weight station and test for ourselves what are weight really is just to be sure. But dont know if we are permitted to do this. We just thought it would be a good way to know for sure. What do you think? Anyone every tried this before?
I don't know about your state, but up here in Maine, if the scales are open and busy, sometimes we find a "portable" State Police Scaler, usually in the spring, but most anytime. If not busy, you can ask if you see one, if they'd weigh you. This way you can weight each axle as well as whole rig. Or check w/your local S.P. barracks. Your taxes pay them don't forget.
You can go to a Cat scale at any truck stop. The cost is about $10. You weigh twice, once hooked and once with just the truck. The ticket gives you weights for each axle of your TV and for the trailer axles combined.
2013 Redwood 34 SK (36'11", e slides, dual pane windows, self leveling, full paint)
2010 Chevy 3500 HD LTZ Crew Cab Duramax/Allison 4X4 LB
B&W Companion Hitch on Rollover Gooseneck Ball
Handmade Pens, Glen’s Workshop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/GlensWorkshop
2013 Ford F250 XLT, CC, 6.2, 3.73 rear , 4x2, 4/5/13
Truck with Me (250 lbs) and full fuel:
Steer axle 3,880
Drive axle 2,980
Total 6,860
Truck with ME in it, full fuel, trailer full water (water tank is between tongue and axle on trailer)
Steer axle 3,760 (max front 4,250)
Drive axle 4,060 (max rear 6,100)
Trailer axles 5,000
Gross 12,820 (GCRW 19,000)
I figured the total trailer weight is 5,960 and 960 of that is tongue weight (max is 1,250). My truck with me, full water and the trailer weights 7,820 lbs (10,000 GVWR ) Looks like 2,180 for what ever else.
Door sticker payload 3,253
Trailer 2006 KZ Frontier, 2303P-F
2017 Ram Big Horn, DRW Long Box, 4x4, Cummins, Aisin, 3.73
2022 Jayco Pinnacle 32RLTS, Onan 5500, Disc Brakes, 17.5" tires
B&W Ram Companion
Learjet wrote:
I have a TT right now...but a 5th wheel is looking good with the new truck. Here are the actual scale weights:
2013 Ford F250 XLT, CC, 6.2, 3.73 rear , 4x2, 4/5/13
Truck with Me (250 lbs) and full fuel:
Steer axle 3,880
Drive axle 2,980
Total 6,860
Truck with ME in it, full fuel, trailer full water (water tank is between tongue and axle on trailer)
Steer axle 3,760 (max front 4,250)
Drive axle 4,060 (max rear 6,100)
Trailer axles 5,000
Gross 12,820 (GCRW 19,000)
I figured the total trailer weight is 5,960 and 960 of that is tongue weight (max is 1,250). My truck with me, full water and the trailer weights 7,820 lbs (10,000 GVWR ) Looks like 2,180 for what ever else.
Door sticker payload 3,253
Trailer 2006 KZ Frontier, 2303P-F
I have a TT right now...but a 5th wheel is looking good with the new truck. Here are the actual scale weights:
2013 Ford F250 XLT, CC, 6.2, 3.73 rear , 4x2, 4/5/13
Truck with Me (250 lbs) and full fuel:
Steer axle 3,880
Drive axle 2,980
Total 6,860
Truck with ME in it, full fuel, trailer full water (water tank is between tongue and axle on trailer)
Steer axle 3,760 (max front 4,250)
Drive axle 4,060 (max rear 6,100)
Trailer axles 5,000
Gross 12,820 (GCRW 19,000)
I figured the total trailer weight is 5,960 and 960 of that is tongue weight (max is 1,250). My truck with me, full water and the trailer weights 7,820 lbs (10,000 GVWR ) Looks like 2,180 for what ever else.
Door sticker payload 3,253
Trailer 2006 KZ Frontier, 2303P-F
Your numbers look pretty good. There is a good conventional towing safety report at FWS that you can plug those number into. Also, since you're in the market for a fifth wheel, consider using the free web based app Before You Buy RV
steer axle 4320 (GAWR FRT 4670)
Drive Axle 5320 (GAWR RR 6084)
Trailer Axle 9420
Gross Weight 19060 lbs. (GCWR 22,000)
Just under 1/2 tank of fuel, me and the dog (blue heeler) 1/3 water in trailer(according to the panel) and full propane tanks.
2003 CC D/A 4x4. Autometer guages,Banks 4" exhaust, EFI live 100hp tune. 388Hp/640lbft
Handy industries FT50 Fuel and tool.
Wife,and two daughters 13 and 8.
2013 Chapparal 345BHS
Sadie, Rescued Blue Heeler
![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/frown.gif "frown")
HR Presidential 5th Wheel Dry 12,000, Wife's stuff estimate 5,000 ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/rolleyes.gif "rolleyes")
, my stuff 20![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/grin.gif "grin")
, total weight down the road 26,000, (minus the wife stuff Jokingly)and still get 10-11 MPG.
2000 Volvo 420, 370 ISM Cummins,
10 Speed, Single Axle
2001 5th Wheel HR Presidential SKT 36.5