Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal

[juzplanekrazy]

I don’t know if it’s been done before or not but I was thinking about keeping a running list of real truck weights by year and type, and trailer weights by brand, size and what the total combined weight is of each guys rig. I was hoping the info would be a help for guys wondering about what the real weights are for a certain type of truck and to keep track of the more popular brand 5th wheel trailers. Another thing that will come out of it will be to see just how many guys really know what they are towing and if they know what their weight capacities are.
I’m sure it will take some time to compile a list and it will grow as guys add there info but I’m hoping it will help the newer guys in the long run to be directed back over to this thread in the future.
I’ll keep the TV lists to mainly the big 3 and from ¾ ton and up and I’ll try to keep the 5ers in a group by real GVW, length, and then manufacture. Any ideas are welcome as long as it makes things easier. And only real information can be given, so no guessing allowed. Only guys that have scaled there rigs or are totally certain of the weights.
Let’s see if I can keep the format real simple to type down and that will make it simpler for guys to refer back to and to keep track of.
Here we go……

TV - 2006 Dodge Mega Cab 3500 4x4, real scaled weight with full fuel, hitch, DH-DW and misc. gear = 7,500lbs. TV GVWR is 10,200lbs
5ver – KZ New Vision TH 38ft 14,500lbs loaded GVW. GVWR is 18,000lbs
Normal running TV & TH GCW weight= 22,500lbs, TV GCWR is 23,000lbs
Real Wet Pin Weight=2,950lbs

[Cummins12V98]

bpounds wrote:
Looks good to me. You are within the axle ratings, which is what matters.

Yes but ya better have the rubber to carry the load also and he does.

[bpounds]

Looks good to me. You are within the axle ratings, which is what matters.

[rhagfo]

Well we had a bit of a surprise when we weighed this week. :E
Not a Cat Scale, but ODOT road side scal accurate within 50#, scale was about one mile from park we were leaving.
TV 2001 Ram 2500 with Camper Package.
Trailer 2005 Sprinter 293 FWSWS 32'

Unloaded TV with full fuel with most stuff loaded.
Front GAWR 5,200# scaled 4,500#
Rear GAWR 6,084# scaled 3,350#

Loaded TV
Front 4,550#
Rear 5,950#

Total 10,500#

Trailer
Pin 10,500# - 7,850# = 2,650
Axles 10,125

5er total 10,125# + 2,650# = 12,775

Total GCVW 20,625#

This rig tows great does well on hills both up and down.

This is stock 2500 with Camper Package and a full set of Bilstein 5100 shocks.

[kansaspcdoc]

Steer 5240
Drive 5020
Trailer 6380
Total 16640

[orion1968]

Here are my numbers. I did weigh full of fuel and DEF but on the 2nd weigh with the trailer I had ~3 gallons less fuel since I had to go pick up the camper at the storage lot. I also moved my generator (~100lbs) to the basement from the bed of the truck. Fresh water tank was full and only had my tools and a few other items in the camper.

Numbers show 2280 pin weight and GVWR of 12760. I am over on my CCC but still under RAWR and GCVWR.
Bighorn Traveler 32RS and 2017 F250 CCSWB

[DW-gray]

56Jeff wrote:
2015 Crossroads Cruiser 33 foot 305RS

No Liquids, ready to camp

2010 F250 Diesel With 2015 Crossroads Cruiser 33 foot 305RS

Just 5th Wheel


56 Jeff

Jeff, I don’t think you lined up the axles on the scales correctly. Here is a page explaining how to weigh the RV rig.

Step 2—Convenient RV Weighing on a CAT Scale

[rhagfo]

56Jeff wrote:
2015 Crossroads Cruiser 33 foot 305RS

No Liquids, ready to camp

2010 F250 Diesel With 2015 Crossroads Cruiser 33 foot 305RS


Just 5th Wheel


56 Jeff

Jeff, those are NOT your real weights, it appears that you were not correctly positioned on the plates, and the second weigh is the TV only, less the 5er. The weight and pin weight can be calculated from those two different weighing.

[ford_truck_guy]

^^ something is wrong with those weights... there is NO WAY he can have 9920# on the drive AND ONLY 4240# on the trailer axles..????????

[Brokedown]

56Jeff wrote:
2015 Crossroads Cruiser 33 foot 305RS

No Liquids, ready to camp

2010 F250 Diesel With 2015 Crossroads Cruiser 33 foot 305RS


Just 5th Wheel


56 Jeff

that is a lot of weight on your drive axle

[56Jeff]

2015 Crossroads Cruiser 33 foot 305RS

No Liquids, ready to camp

2010 F250 Diesel With 2015 Crossroads Cruiser 33 foot 305RS


Just 5th Wheel


56 Jeff

[Tdavid]

Oh, and as a PSA, since I didn't see it mentioned in this thread, CAT Scales has two phone based apps that makes locating and executing a weigh super simple. Don't even have to get out of your truck, results show on your phone and get emailed to you as a pdf. $11 per weigh.

https://catscale.com/cat-scale-apps/

[Tdavid]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Start a topic about this so we are not taking away from basic posting of peoples weights.

Let me know where this new thread gets started, 'cause I'm terribly confused, too.

2004 GMC Sierra 3500 Crew Cab, DRW, 4x4 D/A, full tank of fuel, small passenger

Front axle on scale: 4,520lbs
Front axle GAWR: 4,800lbs
Rear axle on scale: 3,620lbs
Rear axle GAWR: 8,550lbs

Total truck on scale: 8,140lbs
Total truck GVWR: 11,400lbs

Max 5th wheel tow capacity, per manual: 16,100lbs, not to exceed 3,500lbs pin weight

GCWR not to be exceeded: 23,500lbs

So if GCWR is not supposed to exceed 23,500lbs, that would limit me to a 12,100lbs GVWR trailer, regardless how loaded the truck is (up to 11,400lbs)?

So where is 16,100lbs coming from?

[4x4ord]

Front axle: 4750
Rear axle: 5900
Trailer axles: 11510
Total: 22160

Truck weight with trailer hooked up: 10650
Trailer parked for winter/no water
Trailer axles: 11510
Trailer pin: 2326
Trailer total: 13836

Empty 2017 F350 SRW short box
3/4 tank fuel B&W hitch installed. 210 lb driver.

Front axle: 4850
Rear axle: 3475
Total: 8325

[Snowman9000]

BTW if anyone wants to search this thread, go to the url line on the first page and you'll see it looks like this

https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/20298675.cfm

Remove the .cfm at the end, and replace with /print/true.cfm

Hit enter and you will now have one long continuous page. Use your Ctrl-F or Cmd-F (find) function, and easily search the whole thread.

[Mike_E_]

Ran it over the scales on our way home from Oregon:

'14 Ram 3500 CC, CTD short box
'18 Reflection 29RS

Truck front axle: 5100lbs
Truck rear axle: 5400lbs
Trailer axles: 7850lbs

Total: 18,350lbs.

Trailer was fully loaded for camping, but empty tanks.
Truck had me, DW, and Bailey our 90lb Lab and full tank of fuel.

Truck alone:

Front axle: 4950lbs
Rear axle: 3250lbs

Trailer:

Pin: 2150lbs
Axles: 7850lbs

Trailer total: 10,000lbs.