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Old 11-19-2015, 05:32 PM   #1
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Jayco 377rlbh Gen prep and pin weight

Hello

Does anyone know if the generator prep option has an impact on installing solar panels and batteries? Easier, harder, no impact? The batteries would be installed in the front belly storage.

Also anyone measured the pin weight fir their 377rlbh? I am looking to tow one with a 2015 F350 Srw w/ airbags. Max cargo for my truck is 3600lbs.

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Old 11-19-2015, 07:18 PM   #2
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Jayco 377rlbh Gen prep and pin weight

I have a 377rlbh with the generator installed. With two battery's, full fuel tank for the generator, 3 propane tanks and everything we take with us we have 4160 on the pin. The generator and fuel probably weight 500 lbs. so you should be fine if you are staying at 3600. We carry a lot with us.
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Old 11-19-2015, 11:37 PM   #3
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Thanks for the reply. Do you tow with a dually or SRW truck? If using a SRW how does it do?
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Old 11-20-2015, 05:35 AM   #4
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Currently I have a 2013 GMC 2500 duramax. I'm going to be getting a 3500 GMC SRW, just debating on 2015/2016. I have towed it 2,000 miles so far and it toes just as stable as my 2014 Keyston Cougar that was 4,000lbs lighter overall and 1400 lighter on the pin. I mean you know it's back there, but no stability or any other concerns. Truck sets level with the Timbrens I already had on it from the Cougar.
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Old 11-20-2015, 05:36 AM   #5
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Old 11-20-2015, 06:40 PM   #6
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Wow the gmc towing guide says 13,000 max 5th wheel.?? You must be way over.
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Old 11-20-2015, 07:14 PM   #7
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Jayco 377rlbh Gen prep and pin weight

2013 max trailer weight for a 4wd CC regular bed is 15,800, with the Duramax. GCWR is 24,500. I'm at the max trailer weight and under the GCWR.
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Old 11-20-2015, 11:49 PM   #8
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Ah ok much better. I bet that 377rlbh is awesome! Any quick likes / dislikes?
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Old 11-21-2015, 04:29 AM   #9
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Can't say I dislike anything so far, I like the laminate floors, they don't have the fake nooks and crannies for dirt to get into.
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Old 11-21-2015, 07:18 PM   #10
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I have a 377rlbh with the generator installed. With two battery's, full fuel tank for the generator, 3 propane tanks and everything we take with us we have 4160 on the pin. The generator and fuel probably weight 500 lbs. so you should be fine if you are staying at 3600. We carry a lot with us.
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Is the 4100 lb. pin weight from a CAT scale or an estimate? I am just attempting to do my home work.
Many thanks for sharing.
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Old 11-21-2015, 07:56 PM   #11
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DesertRat.. I had a similar 2009 CC like you with a 5th Airborne. Let me know what you think of the MorRyde after you get to do some towing.
I would rather have the 5th Airborne again. It didn't chuck this bad, or maybe it's just the difference between the two rigs.
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Old 11-21-2015, 08:50 PM   #12
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Is the 4100 lb. pin weight from a CAT scale or an estimate? I am just attempting to do my home work.

Many thanks for sharing.

Cat scale.

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Old 11-21-2015, 08:59 PM   #13
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Cat scale.

Truck ready to go hook up.
Attachment 20942

Hooked up to the 377RLBH, fully loaded with everything we carry.
Attachment 20943
I believe you said previously that she reminded you of a prom date you had. In my case that would have been before seat belts and she would have fit in the from seat!!

Thanks very much.

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Old 11-21-2015, 09:12 PM   #14
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DesertRat.. I had a similar 2009 CC like you with a 5th Airborne. Let me know what you think of the MorRyde after you get to do some towing.
I would rather have the 5th Airborne again. It didn't chuck this bad, or maybe it's just the difference between the two rigs.
My only experience with pin boxes has been with the fixed extended Lippert pin box that came with my CC new and my current 5th Airborne. I love this pin box and am checking to see if it will fit the frame of the 377. If it does that will be part of the trade-in deal - swapping pin boxes. if it doesn't, I will get a new 5th Airborne that does fit the 377 frame. That means I will have to give the MORryde a chance before I make the switch. The MORryde that comes with the 377 seems to just move on one plane and does not have the up and down dampening that an air bladder and shock absorber would provide. They do make one with a bladder and shock but they are exposed while with the Fifth Airborne they are protected inside the inbox.

My Reese hitch plate tilts fore and aft as well as side to side -- add that to the inflatable bladder and shock absorber on the 5th Airborne and it is sooooo very pleasant to ride in the truck while towing -- even over very uneven roads. Not to mention how much easier it is on the trailer.

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I have the same hitch as well. I notice a huge chucking difference now.
Unlike other complaints about the Fifth, I never had an issue of losing air. For the price (before Reese bought them out) it was a great hitch.
Now if I carry a load of water, I notice the chucking reduced.
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I have the same hitch as well. I notice a huge chucking difference now.
Unlike other complaints about the Fifth, I never had an issue of losing air. For the price (before Reese bought them out) it was a great hitch.
Now if I carry a load of water, I notice the chucking reduced.
Mine only loses a significant amount air is when it sits in storage or at a campground for an extended period of time. The bladder is so small that it doesn't take much air loss to make it significant. it is so easy to put more air in that it has never bothered me. While towing, it don't seem to lose any.
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Old 11-22-2015, 07:57 PM   #17
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Cat scale.

Truck ready to go hook up.
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Hooked up to the 377RLBH, fully loaded with everything we carry.
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Would you believe another request. I would very much appreciate 2 more measurements when the 377 is level --
How many inches from the pavement to the underside of the pin box
How many inches from the pavement to the underside of the front of the trailer (Am attempting to calculate side rail clearance)
I would then be able to run those numbers against truck side heights when I am looking to purchase a replacement truck to know ahead of time any clearance issues. The truck I have now would be 2070# over its GVWR -- even considering what I have now is equal to a 3500's GVWR of 9900# since I have the extra leaf each spring pack and Timbrens.

Many thanks in advance.

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Sure. I'm hitching up and heading out from our current site Weds. morning.
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Sure. I'm hitching up and heading out from our current site Weds. morning.
That is outstanding! You'll be able to take the measurements while it is still level in your camping site before you hook up -- You are most helpful and I caught you at the right time.

Again, many thanks.

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