Payload question
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[QUOTE=Martinv;21782453]
5th/GN added very little to front axle.
I can load a 5000 pin weight and see may 60-100lbs of front axle weight.
The math would indicate a curb weight of 8026 lbs. That's no occupants, as it rolls off the assembly line and with a full tank. Did it scale close to that?
The sticker math on my CCSB 6.7l equals 7761 lbs. When I scaled it, it had a Bakflip folding bed cover, aftermarket (heavy) AGM batteries, and about 10 lbs of personal belongings. It weighed 7960. So after subtracting the weight of the add ons, the sticker calc was actually pretty close.[/QUOTE
that’s what it was almost exactly. I was just reading the average weight completely wrong.
I do have another question on cargo on the fifth wheel that I cannot find anywhere. Are there charts that come with a fifth wheel that state weights depending how far you place it from the center of gravity. Like right over the the pin as compared to just in front of the axles. I know about the percentage of gross weight to pin weight
The sticker math on my CCSB 6.7l equals 7761 lbs. When I scaled it, it had a Bakflip folding bed cover, aftermarket (heavy) AGM batteries, and about 10 lbs of personal belongings. It weighed 7960. So after subtracting the weight of the add ons, the sticker calc was actually pretty close.[/QUOTE
that’s what it was almost exactly. I was just reading the average weight completely wrong.
I do have another question on cargo on the fifth wheel that I cannot find anywhere. Are there charts that come with a fifth wheel that state weights depending how far you place it from the center of gravity. Like right over the the pin as compared to just in front of the axles. I know about the percentage of gross weight to pin weight
I can load a 5000 pin weight and see may 60-100lbs of front axle weight.
3rd Gear
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I’m wondering about pin weight. If you add let’s say 500 lbs just in front of the axels it would have less affect relative to pin weight compared to placing it directly over the pin. Therefore less affect on payload or do you just need to weigh it every time. The old weight x arm = moment. Oh crap. I did use math from high school.
Last edited by Martinv; Mar 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM.
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You guys get way too bound up worrying about all these weights and ratings.
My truck is a 10K GVWR and I never worry about any of it so long as whatever I hook to it doesn't make the frame squat down on the axle, but that has never happened.
My truck is a 10K GVWR and I never worry about any of it so long as whatever I hook to it doesn't make the frame squat down on the axle, but that has never happened.
More Turbo
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I don’t go far without weighing if I have added anything major weight wise when starting out traveling. I’m not letting anyone lien my house or decimate my investment account due to be over weight.
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