5.0 5th wheel differences

[Centex]

Originally Posted by Lorraine Pittsburgh

And it's just getting more confusing as ETI has dropped the "TA" from the name since all current 5.0's are tandems.

During configuration back in mid 2021 I requested deletion of the "TA" from my decal (along with a different position) which ETI gladly accommodated. I think that more or less coincided with dropping the "TA" on the website text descriptions but pics still show the "TA" on the trailer decal there today. Have they finally dropped the "TA" from the decal on all deliveries?

[splitting_lanes]

Originally Posted by Centex

During configuration back in mid 2021 I requested deletion of the "TA" from my decal (along with a different position) which ETI gladly accommodated. I think that more or less coincided with dropping the TA on the website text descriptions but pics still show the "TA" on the trailer decal there today. Have they finally dropped the "TA" from the decal on all deliveries?

Not on our April 2022 5.0, ours says 5.0 TA

[sofmerc]

Originally Posted by splitting_lanes

Not on our April 2022 5.0, ours says 5.0 TA

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Mine too... delivered in April 2022 as well

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by Selkirk

Looking that the spec sheet, I'm surprised that the original 5.0 wasn't more popular. The pin/axle weights suggest that even most mid-size trucks would work as a suitable tow vehicle....

Yes, the original 5.0 was towed by trucks such as the old Ford Ranger.

Originally Posted by Selkirk

I wonder if it would be any more popular today....if it was still in production.

I don't think that's likely; most people who would buy a trailer even the size of the original 5.0 will choose a full-size truck now. The change in size from the original single-axle 5.0 to the first tandem-axle 5.0TA was done partially to accommodate the preference of buyers for larger trucks (so a higher pin height and sufficient pin-to-trailer-body clearance was needed).