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Originally Posted by DianeV
We just purchased. 2021 keystone avalanche and the front jacks sit inches above the ground. We are towing with a Ford F-250 super duty. We are in the process of getting the truck lifted with springs and airbags but we have a long way to go. What a terrible design that the front jacks are so low. Any other suggestions?
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Welcome Diane! You asked for suggestions so I would start by looking at the payload placard in your driver door frame. It lists the actual payload for your truck. The gross weight of the lightest Avalanche is 15K lbs. The approximate pin weight of a 15K lb. camper at 23 percent of the gross weight is 3450 lbs. Add to that the weight of your hitch, passengers in the truck and any gear in the truck and your payload will be in excess of 4000 lbs. I suspect your F250 is overmatched so take a look at that payload placard for safety sake.
Let me add that numbers in a sales brochure or online are not for YOUR partiicular truck and brochure numbers are ALWAYS misleading as they are for a hypothetical vehicle (stripped) configured for the max payload. The towing spec doesn't relate to a fifth wheel. They use a flat bed loaded with blocks on a closed coarse and the thing isn't 12' tall. The numbers they use are geared for selling and not reality.