Forum: Fifth Wheels
10-22-2018, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 8,209
The first quote is using axle ratings and...
The first quote is using axle ratings and ignoring payload. He weighing the truck and subtracting the axle scale weight from the Manufacture Axle Rating to determine the heaviest pin weight his...
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Forum: Fifth Wheels
10-21-2018, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 8,209
The person that told you to go by axle rates is...
The person that told you to go by axle rates is behind times and that is no longer valid way of determining payload. This has been reprinted in most of the major trucking newsletters over the last...
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Forum: New Member Check in!
10-14-2018, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,630
Here are couple more easily verifiable facts.
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Here are couple more easily verifiable facts.
If you trucks is rated to carry say tow 17,000 pounds SAFETY by SAE J2807 it must be able staying under both the GVWR and the GAWR of the truck. Here...
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Forum: New Member Check in!
10-14-2018, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,630
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Forum: New Member Check in!
10-14-2018, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,630
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Forum: New Member Check in!
10-12-2018, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,630
Like the legal department of WDOT told me that...
Like the legal department of WDOT told me that the state doesn't change the GVWR of the vehicle and the limitations put on the vehicle manufacturer still have to be followed. Sorry, you can register...
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Forum: New Member Check in!
10-12-2018, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,630
Washington state DOT came back and told me that...
Washington state DOT came back and told me that you can not increase the GVWR and the DOT Classification by registering the truck over its GVWR and Class 2 DOT Class Rating to DOT Class 3 rating of...
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Forum: New Member Check in!
10-11-2018, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,630
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Forum: New Member Check in!
10-11-2018, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,630
That 2385 is empty with nothing in it and not...
That 2385 is empty with nothing in it and not loaded ready to camp, Most of the storage in your 5er is forward of the axles which causes the pin weight to climb with every pound you load. Towing...
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Forum: Keystone Questions
08-19-2018, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 15,139
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Forum: Keystone Questions
08-19-2018, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 15,139
I believe sitting at a campsite and putting...
I believe sitting at a campsite and putting treatments in either the gray or black tank doesn't do much good except for odor control. What I do at my last stop before arriving at my sticks and...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
08-19-2018, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,768
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Forum: Technical Corner
08-19-2018, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,995
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
08-19-2018, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,768
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
04-14-2018, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 12,129
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Forum: Towing
04-08-2018, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,216
You hitch should have a sticker on for the max...
You hitch should have a sticker on for the max tongue weight and I bet it is 1200 pounds with WD. A dry weight of empty TT of 1030 you will be over that 1200 pounds when loaded and ready to camp and...
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Forum: Campfire Chatter
04-08-2018, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,793
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
02-28-2018, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,380
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
02-28-2018, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,598
Depends on how heavy your TT is and type hitch...
Depends on how heavy your TT is and type hitch you have. I suspect you have a 2 1/2 with sleeve and with the sleeve in you hitch is probably rated to 1250 pounds with WD and 600 without. The 2 1/2...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
02-19-2018, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,886
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Forum: Towing
02-16-2018, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 25,722
TLDR - You can save some money in Texas by...
TLDR - You can save some money in Texas by choosing a registration weight less than GVWR as long as you never get pulled over weighing more than that weight.
Again, glad I don't need to deal with...
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Forum: Towing
02-15-2018, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 25,722
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No wonder why people are having a hard...
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No wonder why people are having a hard time understanding the rules in Texas because I read this:
1. Single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more
2. A combination of vehicles...
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Forum: Towing
02-15-2018, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 25,722
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Forum: Towing
02-15-2018, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 25,722
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Forum: Towing
02-14-2018, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 25,722
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