2.7 V6 Ecoboost and 5.0 TA?

[Fox hunt]

what does the Anderson hitch weight?

[Tin]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

I don't think the service managers at dealerships have any useful insight into the design process of the vehicle manufacturer. They do have an incentive to disregard customer concerns about capacity, since less concerned customers buy more vehicles from the dealership, and broken vehicles give them more service work.

I would ask one of these guys to lay out the numbers: what is the curb weight, the GVWR, and the exact "fudge factor" value. My guess: they'll start dancing like a politician asked to explain what happened to pre-election promises.
EDIT: I see Chotch already noted the same thing. I like the "in writing" feature

exactly, well said and funny.

[Chotch]

Originally Posted by Fox hunt

what does the Anderson hitch weight?

I have the rail mount Anderson, it weighs 40 lbs. “pretty” sure that includes the aluminum pin adaptor. I think the lightest conventional fifth wheel is a 100 lbs.and up from there.

[barry]

Originally Posted by Chotch

I have the rail mount Anderson, it weighs 40 lbs. “pretty” sure that includes the aluminum pin adaptor. I think the lightest conventional fifth wheel is a 100 lbs.and up from there.

But to that you have to add the weight of the safety chains and the adapter that attaches to the king pin of the trailer, neither are needed for a conventional 5th wheel set up.
Barry

[Chotch]

Originally Posted by barry

But to that you have to add the weight of the safety chains and the adapter that attaches to the king pin of the trailer, neither are needed for a conventional 5th wheel set up.
Barry

40lbs includes the aluminum adaptor. Maybe 10 lbs for the chains, still only 1/2 the weight of the lightest conventional 5th wheel. If payload is an issue this is the way to go 😎

[Devil Dog]

? If you have to weight the hitch to calculate if your tow can tow your trailer .
You better get a bigger tow . OMG. That's like How much does a 12 pack of Canadian weigh and can I take it with me or do I have to drink 6 first . Ha !

[rbryan4]

Originally Posted by Devil Dog

? If you have to weight the hitch to calculate if your tow can tow your trailer .
You better get a bigger tow . OMG. That's like How much does a 12 pack of Canadian weigh and can I take it with me or do I have to drink 6 first . Ha !

I'm with you. If I need to monitor it down to the last few pounds, it's time for a truck with a payload package. I like a margin. With payload, at least a few hundred pounds.