Choosing the Right Truck for Your 5th Wheel

Lè w ap chwazi yon kamyon pou rale ou senkyèm wou, it can be a challenge because there are lots of options and many different factors to consider before making a final purchase. To help you with choosing the right truck for your fifth wheel, we’ve created this guide to simplify the process. Take a look at the information and you’ll be on the open road before you know it, successfully hauling your fifth wheel in tow!

Long kabann vs Kout kabann

You’ll want to choose a vehicle that has yon kabann kamyon long pou remoke senkyèm wou ou. Kamyon kabann kout yo pral mande pou yon sekous espesyal akòz reyon vire sere nan kabann lan. Long kabann tou ba ou plas pou enstale yon bwat kamyon pou plis espas depo. Pou lapè nan tèt ou pandan vire byen file ak asire yon vwayaj an sekirite, chwazi yon kamyon kabann long sou yon kabann kout.

Senkyèm wou 38C jete pati tèt kamyon plak-trelè Attelage Heavy Duty Attelage

Trelè fren kontwòl

When you are towing thousands of pounds, you want to feel confident that you can stop effectively. An electric trailer brake controller can be installed in the cab of your tow vehicle to activate your trailer’s electric or electric-over-hydraulic brake system when you hit the brakes in your truck. A brake controller will stop the trailer with almost no shuttering. The troubleshooting feature on most models also allows you to conveniently view diagnostics.

Kalkile kapasite chaj kamyon

Lè w ap chwazi yon kamyon, ou bezwen konnen pwa attelage oswa pwa zepeng nan RV ou pral remorquage. Pwa sa a nòmalman toujou nan espesifikasyon yo pou trelè a. Pwa PIN la se pwa devan senkyèm wou a ki pral pouse desann sou aks kamyon an. Pou kalkile kapasite chaj kamyon an, pran Rating Pwa Brit Veyikil yo (GVWR) epi retire pwa twotwa kamyon an. Pwa twotwa a se pwa kamyon an san kago oswa pasaje yo. Ou ka jwenn GVWR a ak Pwa twotwa tou nan espesifikasyon kamyon an. Koulye a, konsidere pwa pasaje yo nan kamyon an ak nenpòt lòt kago ki chaje nan kamyon an, epi retire pwa sa a nan chaj la max. Pou plis enfòmasyon sou fason pou kalkile kapasite chaj kamyon an, klike la a. Moun yo gen tandans panse ke pwa devan-fen an oswa pwa attelage nan 5yèm wou a dwe sibstansyèl, men pifò senkyèm wou attelage pwa mwayèn alantou 2,000 liv oswa mwens. Pa egzanp: Big Horn 40 pye a peze yon enpresyonan 16,000 lbs, men pwa attelage a se sèlman 2,040lbs.

Kawotchou

Tout kawotchou gen espesifikasyon chaj-evalyasyon, kidonk amelyore kawotchou ka ogmante kapasite chaj ou si sa nesesè. Pa egzanp, si kawotchou estanda kamyon w lan gen yon nivo chaj pou 3,000 lb epi ou ranplase yo ak yon kawotchou ki klase pou 3,400 lb, Lè sa a, ou fèk ogmante kapasite chaj kamyon an pa 800 lb.

Kalkile Kamyon Remorquage Kapasite

Check out the specification of the vehicle and look up how much weight the truck can pull behind it. That number represent your towing capacity. You do not want your fifth wheel to exceed the trucks towing capacity. If it does, it will put excess strain on the engine, the transmission and the brakes. An overloaded truck will not perform well when pulling the fifth wheel, and steep inclines could overheat the engine. Driving an overloaded truck is stressful and if an accident were to occur, insurance could be affected by the fact that the truck was overloaded. Avoid costly repairs and ensure peace of mind by being conscious of the truck’s towing capacity.

Evalyasyon pwa brit konbine (GCWR)

GCWR a se mas maksimòm akseptab pou remoke. Lè senkyèm wou an atache ak kamyon an epi li chaje pou vwayaj ou a, (sa gen ladann tout pasaje yo ak gaz) pwa kamyon ki chaje ak trelè chaje a se pwa brit konbine ou. Nimewo sa a pa ta dwe depase GCWR ki montre nan espesifikasyon kamyon an. Remorquage plis pwa ke ou kapab rale mete plis estrès sou machin ou epi li ka lakòz usure avanse ak pann alè.