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Originally Posted by Afrnd2all
Looking for opinions on the following setup.
TV '17 F-250 6.7L turbo diesel, SRW, EC, SB, 5th wheel tow capacity 16,200 CCC of 3030lbs.
5er, Sprinter 3340fwfls, 37' dry weight 10,140, CCC 3560#, GVW 14,000#
I am calculating my CCC at around 2000# ( on the high side). That would put the 5er at around 12,140 GVW give or take a few pounds. Is 15% a normal number to start with in calculating pin weight? At 15% that would be a pin weight of 1,821#
Is that a safe number for this truck? I really do not want to go much above that 1,281. would that be Ok for a SRW TV?
Thanks, in advance.
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A good/fairly accurate number to plug in for a 5ver is to calculate 20% of your GVWR of the trailing when figuring pin weight. So in your scenario, GVWR = 14K. Let's say you only load it to the 13K weight. So 13K times 20% equals 2600 lbs. Add in another 175 for the hitch and you are at 2775 lbs......might as well say 2800 lbs. Keep in mind, in late model truck's like yours, even the driver's weight has to be deducted from the available payload. So when you figure driver's weight, passenger(s) weight, any additional stuff you put in or on the truck....everything, you will most likely be over the payload capacity. 3026 - 2800 only leaves you 226 lbs for driver, passenger, and everything else.