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Old 06-15-2021, 03:27 AM   #18
RickV
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When we got our first 5er around 10 years ago I had a 2003 F-250 with the 7.3 PS and it was a only a 30' and the pin weight was within the F-250's GVWR. In 2014 we bought a new 5er that was 36' and had a significantly heavier pin weight about 500 lbs over the GVWR. I tried to keep the weight in the front of the 5er as low as possible to try and convince myself I was safe, as a matter of fact my Wife called me the "Weight Nazi". The truck pulled the new 5er fine but in the back of my mind I still was uneasy not just from a safety aspect but, also from a "Legal" one. A lot of people don't take this into account. You get in an bad accident and even if it isn't your fault and some Blood Sucking Lawyer is gonna do the math and say that you were not legally hauling. After about 6 months of pulling with the F-250 I bought my first Dually. The Wife was happy too because now she could put all kinda crap in the front storage boxes.
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