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carlson · 01-27-2006, 05:12 PM

I think if you look at the rating for the axles on a 2005 3400RL they are 8,000 lbs.
So 8 pllus 8 give you 16,000 lbs axles rating.
Then look at the rating of your tires (5042 lbs) at proper inflation of 80 psi
5042 times 4 tires is a total of 20,168 lbs.
Then look at the rating of your tow vehicle
Chevy HD2500 capacity of 15,600 lbs for 5th wheel and with a total of 22,000 lbs.
So therefore if I look at my total trailer weight and the tongue weight, I came out at 19% of my weigfht is on the 5th wheel hitch.
So from all the data I have read you should be somewhere 18 to 20% tongue weight.
I am ok.
And to the point of going to double pane windows adding 600lbs to the coach weight I DON'T THINK SO!!!
And to Gel Coat weight added of 600 lbs, if you look at the square footage area on the outside of the coach and say with window and doors remove from the square footage, I would say to get 600 lbs by adding Gel Coat it would have to add atleast 1 pound per square foot, I DON"T THINK SO!!!
Also if you look at the weight of adding doule pane glass at said 600lbs, 600 lbs is 5% of the total weight of the coachm
Do you know what the frame weights, what does the plywood on the floor weight, what do the appliance weight, what do the slide mechanics weight.
That is why I question the spoken weight of 600 lbs each as questionable,
Just my thoughts!!!

01-27-2006, 05:12 PM	#39
carlson Montana Fan Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 449 M.O.C. #3268	I think if you look at the rating for the axles on a 2005 3400RL they are 8,000 lbs. So 8 pllus 8 give you 16,000 lbs axles rating. Then look at the rating of your tires (5042 lbs) at proper inflation of 80 psi 5042 times 4 tires is a total of 20,168 lbs. Then look at the rating of your tow vehicle Chevy HD2500 capacity of 15,600 lbs for 5th wheel and with a total of 22,000 lbs. So therefore if I look at my total trailer weight and the tongue weight, I came out at 19% of my weigfht is on the 5th wheel hitch. So from all the data I have read you should be somewhere 18 to 20% tongue weight. I am ok. And to the point of going to double pane windows adding 600lbs to the coach weight I DON'T THINK SO!!! And to Gel Coat weight added of 600 lbs, if you look at the square footage area on the outside of the coach and say with window and doors remove from the square footage, I would say to get 600 lbs by adding Gel Coat it would have to add atleast 1 pound per square foot, I DON"T THINK SO!!! Also if you look at the weight of adding doule pane glass at said 600lbs, 600 lbs is 5% of the total weight of the coachm Do you know what the frame weights, what does the plywood on the floor weight, what do the appliance weight, what do the slide mechanics weight. That is why I question the spoken weight of 600 lbs each as questionable, Just my thoughts!!!