Big Country 3965 DSS weight
- Thread starter FCR
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danemayer
Well-known member
Hi FCR,
It's possible another BC 3965 owner might have actual weights, but if not, you should plan on the pin weight running around 20% of GVWR. With a GVWR of 16,500 that would put the pin around 3,100 lbs. As for weight on the rear axle, add weight of the hitch, bed liner, bed cover, wood, tools, generators, etc. Compare that all to the truck payload spec as documented on your door sticker.
Of course if you install options like a washer/dryer, on-board generator, and carry a basement full of stuff, you could have a higher pin weight. Our 2011 Landmark dry spec is 2,620 on a GVWR of 16,000. Actual was 3,700 last time we weighed.
GVWR
Dry Weight
Hitch Weight
It's possible another BC 3965 owner might have actual weights, but if not, you should plan on the pin weight running around 20% of GVWR. With a GVWR of 16,500 that would put the pin around 3,100 lbs. As for weight on the rear axle, add weight of the hitch, bed liner, bed cover, wood, tools, generators, etc. Compare that all to the truck payload spec as documented on your door sticker.
Of course if you install options like a washer/dryer, on-board generator, and carry a basement full of stuff, you could have a higher pin weight. Our 2011 Landmark dry spec is 2,620 on a GVWR of 16,000. Actual was 3,700 last time we weighed.
GVWR
16,500 lbs
Dry Weight
13,978 lbs
Hitch Weight
2,900 lbs
SNOKING
Well-known member
If it continues with the same 20.7 percent pin weight from the factory then you are looking at 3400+ pin weight. The 2474 CC is pretty low for a trailer that size, so you will most likely use that all up. Until you set the truck up ready to tow and weigh it you will not know how much pin weight you can handle. What is the RGAWR? Our 2015 RAM Laramie 4x4 CC SB SRW is 8900 ready to tow. Our BH 3575el starts out with 435 pounds less pin weight and we are pushing close to the 7K RGAWR just over on GVWR for the truck and 24520 GCW. That is without a washer/dryer sitting right over the pin, but loaded for snowbird trip to Arizona. BTW we have a 3050 CC and used up just about all of it.
I would think you are pushing into dually arena. Pin weight is what kills SRW. I hitch like the Andersen Aluminum one can save you about two hundred pounds verse my B&W RVK3270 manual slider on a Demco 6099 picture frame and OEM pucks. I personally feel that all the larger Bighorns and Big Counties are lacking in carrying capacity.
