Thread: New 5th Wheeler
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Old 10-15-2018, 06:34 PM   #8
fjr vfr
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[QUOTE=elliott-maine;25801]Airbags, sumo springs,etc do not increase your capacities.

I didn't say they would increase his capacity. I said they would help keep him level.


As for pin weight, if you had a 16,000 lbs 5th wheel, 20% would make pin weight about 3,200 lbs. What is you payload weight....2,540 lbs? I think you'd be over quite a bit. That's not even counting your other cargo.


Personally if I was in your shoes I'd be looking for a 5th wheel around 10,000 lbs and maybe up close to 12k. That would put you only slightly over and well within your axle limits. Here is a very informative video not specific to 5th wheels, but has a lot of good information.



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