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07-28-2009, 08:56 PM
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| Rule of thumb for pin weight of gooseneck horse trailers? My husband and I just bought a 2008 5.7lV8 Double Cab Tundra and now I'm trying to determine whether the truck can handle a gooseneck 2 horse trailer or whether I need to stick with a bumper pull. From my research to date I've concluded that the main issue is pin weight of the goosenecks vs. tongue weight of a bumper pull. I realize that every trailer is probably a little different but is there a "rule of thumb" I can use to calculate pin weight if I know the weight of the trailer? Also -- this is probably a dumb question but does the pin weight stay about the same once the trailer is loaded or does it stay a fairly consistent % of the total trailer weight and thus changes when the trailer is loaded? Appreciate any help and insight!  |
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07-28-2009, 09:20 PM
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| First off, I know of no formula for the pinweight of a gooseneck other than what the manufacturer should list on the trailer manufacturers plate (which should list GVW as well as empty pinweight) and should be somewhere near the front of the trailer. I suspect the reason there is likely no formula is it depends, in part, on where the axles are set on the trailer. That said, the pin weight of the gooseneck might end up being slightly higher than a bumper pull, but you're directly over the truck's axle (or at least close) as opposed to the the end of the truck at the rear bumper, so the extra pin weight shouldn't be a problem, especially when you're talking about a 2 horse trailer. As far as the pin weight of the trailer loaded, the way the gooseneck is designed, the pinweight should increase only slightly when loaded, depending on how you load it, and for your trailer, how the horses are loaded (side by side or front to back). Any of you folks with 5th wheels want to chime in?
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07-29-2009, 10:32 AM
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| I know on another Tundra board there are several people pulling 2 horse gooseneck trailers without a problem. I don't know the exact specifications of their trailers, though.
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07-29-2009, 11:26 AM
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| Thanks -- which Tundra Board? |
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