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Originally Posted by twindman
The current 294 has a GVW of around 14,300 lb., not 15K. They claim hitch weight of 2300. I have never seen actual pin weight that isn't higher than advertised. So if you assume 2500 or 2600, the axles would carry 11,900 or 12000. So technically 6K axles are good, but might be a little light. I have a mountaineer and my wheels all weigh in at 5500 to 5800 because I run lighter than the max. Keystone certainly doesn't overbuild any trailer, tho!!! LOL
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Wow, dinged for 700 pounds - phew. I rounded up based on 45 years of owning 5ers that no where met the shipping weight figure with a couple TTs thrown in for good measure
6K axles are too dam' light for 15,000 pounds, give or take a few pounds and are maxed to their absolute limit, no safety factor based on using Keystone's advertised values. My rounded up numbers would put them at 3175 for each wheel, assuming they are equally loaded - which they are not
Keystone's fairy tale from their website:
Shipping Weight
11035
Carrying Capacity
3265
Hitch2300
The max GVW that I would even consider with 6K axles is 12,000 pounds - all od which would be static load while sitting in a driveway or CG