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Old 10-29-2018, 04:02 PM   #2
elliott-maine
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The first thing you should do is to fill your fuel tank, load up whatever you would be carrying in your truck when you are towing - grille, dogs, and the whole family and head to the nearest truck stop and get weighed - total and each axle. Add 175 lbs for the 5th wheel hitch and see what your weight is. Subtract this from your GVWR on the tag on the B post of your truck and you will know what the maximum pin weight you can have. Figure your pin weight will be around 20% of the GVWR of the trailer. The dealer will say the pin weight is as specified on the factory weight, but when you are loaded, the factory pin weight is just a myth.
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