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Nov 16, 2005 | 04:45 PM

jwearly

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Weighing Trailer

Took my Keystone Cougar 5th Wheel over scales yesterday to get weights.

Total weight for truck and trailer was 16,280. Truck weight was 7820.

Nice to know i have about 1000 lbs at go to reach trailer GVWR.

Also, can go to at 12500 lbs trailer without overloading truck.

Did weighting by weighing truck and trailer, then dropping trailer and weigh truck alone.

Hope all you 5th wheeelers have weighed your load.

Nov 16, 2005 | 09:32 PM

001-F DORF

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Sure have! It's the first thing that I do with a new truck or trailer.
Truck=8,040 Lbs gross
Trailer=14,950 Lbs gross

Dorf

Nov 21, 2005 | 01:33 PM

ClydeSDale

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From: Minnesota

Really easy to do. Wish I had run my old trailer over the scale.

TV solo: 2840 fr, 2380 rr, 5220 ttl. 5ver solo: 1700 pin, 7800 tandems, 9500 ttl.

TV hooked: 2860 fr, 4060 rr. 5ver: 7800 tandems. 14720 GCW

Roger

Clyde S Dale, my chestnut brown & tan 5th wheel workhorse is a
1984 F250HD XLT RCLB 4X2 8600 GVW
460 C6 3.55's (soon to be 4.10's)
68,500 original miles (and counting)

2002 Hitchhiker II 26.5 LS 5th wheel

Nov 21, 2005 | 03:29 PM

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Yep, 2nd time it was towed it went accross the scales but still need to do it one more time with just the TT. (that was with TT and boat)

GVW - (27ft TT, 17ft Boat, & truck) 16,300 to 17,000 depending on whats packed

Truck weighs 7100 with me and a full tank of fuel.

Emty truck -------FAW=4,100lbs RAW=3,000lbs (cann't remember without looking in my log book but these are within 100lbs on both axles)

Nov 21, 2005 | 03:39 PM

bigredtruckmi

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When you did the weights. Did you have all your stuff for camping in it. If not, 1000 lbs doesn't take long to reach. especially passengers. I weighed mine and the extra stuff weighed in at 1500 lbs. plus passengers. Won't go there ( wife and son might see).

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Nov 22, 2005 | 07:49 PM

jwearly

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Weigheg mine on the way out to our favorite state park. Weight included groceries, full tank of fuel in truck, bikes, my wife and me. Since we normally stay at parks with Water and electric connections, no onboard water and dump my holding tanks before leaving park.