BigGuy82
Well-known member
I klnow that if a weight is placed behind the axle, the frame becomes a lever and reduces the pin weight - I also have a formula that calculates the effect on the pin weight depending on how far back the weight is placed. This question involves the effect of weight placed IN FRONT of the axle.
If I place a 100 lbs in the front of my fifth wheel (say in the bedroom), is that weight distributed between the axles and the pin? In other words, is the effect on the pin 50 lbs and is 50 lbs distributed to the coach axles? I know the towed weight increases by the actual weight but I am just interested in the effect on pin weight.
If I place a 100 lbs in the front of my fifth wheel (say in the bedroom), is that weight distributed between the axles and the pin? In other words, is the effect on the pin 50 lbs and is 50 lbs distributed to the coach axles? I know the towed weight increases by the actual weight but I am just interested in the effect on pin weight.