2027 Jayco Eagle260KC

The Jayco Eagle 260KC is a fifth wheel in the MY2027 Eagle roster. Jayco publishes a dry weight of 9,250 pounds against a 11,200-pound GVWR, and the two tie out exactly with the published 1,950-pound cargo carrying capacity — 9,250 + 1,950 = 11,200. That arithmetic is checked on every plan in this catalogue, and a plan whose own figures disagree is catalogued without a page rather than quietly reconciled.

The dry pin weight is 1,821 pounds, or 20% of the dry weight. Fifth-wheel pin loads land in the truck bed and count against payload, not against the receiver rating, so the number that matters is your truck’s remaining payload with passengers and gear aboard. Payload is 1,950 pounds, 17% of GVWR — that is the ceiling for water, propane, cargo and any dealer-fitted equipment combined. Fresh water alone at 52 gallons is about 432 pounds when full.

Tanks are 52 gallons fresh, 82 grey and 45 black, and the factory lists ST225/75R15'E' tires. Interior height is 8' 5" and the exterior measures 8' 1" wide by 12' 3" tall — check that height against your own garage, and remember an air-conditioner shroud adds to it. This page covers the MY2027 260KC only. Jayco’s figures move between model years — measured on one Eagle floorplan across five consecutive years, 20 of 28 published fields changed, including tire size and a 290-pound swing in dry pin weight — so nothing here is carried over from a neighbouring year, and no year is shown that Jayco has not published for this code. Jayco publishes no overall exterior length for this floorplan in MY2027. The row says so rather than carrying the figure from a sibling floorplan or from another model year — measured on this same line, published fields move year to year, so a neighbour’s number is a guess wearing a measurement’s clothes.

How the 260KC differs from the other 51 Eagle fifth wheels. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out. Not every one of these pages covers the same model years as this one (2027); each figure is the one its own page prints, so a rank compares pages, not one model year.

• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 17.4%: seventeenth-largest of 51, between the 24MLE (17.3%) and the 325MKTS (17.5%).
• Cargo capacity, 1,950 lb: nineteenth-smallest of 52, between the 28RLT (1,935 lb) and the 357MDOK (1,965 lb).
• Dry pin weight as a share of dry weight, 19.7%: shared with the 30CRT; of 52, 36 smaller and fourteen larger, nearest the 27.5RLTS and 335RDOK (19.6%) and the 370FB (19.9%).
• Exterior height, 12 ft 3 in: shared with the 24MLE, 25RUC and seven others; of 35, six lower and nineteen taller, nearest the 30RLT, 31QCD and two others (12 ft 2 in) and the 27MLC, 27RL and four others (12 ft 4 in).
• Dry weight, 9,250 lb: 22nd-lightest of 52, between the 29DDB (9,240 lb) and the 28RLT (9,465 lb).
• Sleeping capacity, 4: shared with the 24MLE, 25RUC and fifteen others; of 37, three smaller and sixteen larger, nearest the 26REC, 27MLC and 325MKTS (2) and the 367TBTS and 370FB (5).
• Dry pin weight, 1,821 lb: 25th-lightest of 52, between the 34MBL (1,820 lb) and the 28RLT (1,825 lb).
• GVWR, 11,200 lb: shared with the 29RLC; of 52, 21 lower and 29 higher, nearest the 29.5BHOK, 30.5CKTS and 30.5MLOK (11,000 lb) and the 28CRT and 28RLT (11,400 lb).
• Interior height, 8 ft 5 in: shared with the 24MLE, 25RUC and ten others; of 46, eighteen lower and fifteen taller, nearest the 26RU and 27RS (8 ft 4 in) and the 29RLC and 30CRT (8 ft 6 in).
• Fresh tank, 52 gal: shared with the 24MLE, 25RUC and thirteen others; of 52, thirteen smaller and 23 larger, nearest the 28BHU, 28RKS and 31QBH (51 gal) and the 325BHQS, 327CKTS and 339FLQS (75 gal).
• Grey tank, 82 gal: shared with the 24MLE, 25RUC and eighteen others; of 52, fourteen smaller and seventeen larger, nearest the 27RL and 27RS (80 gal) and the 317RLOK, 319MLOK and thirteen others (87 gal).
• Black tank, 45 gal: shared with the 24MLE, 25RUC and eighteen others; of 52, fourteen smaller and seventeen larger, nearest the 27RL and 27RS (43 gal) and the 317RLOK, 319MLOK and nine others (50 gal).

Next to the 29DDB (2024–2026 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 260KC is 10 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 205 lb higher, has 195 lb more cargo capacity, has a dry pin weight 136 lb heavier, stands 2 in lower and sleeps two fewer; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 28RLT, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 260KC is 215 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 200 lb lower, has 15 lb more cargo capacity and has a dry pin weight 4 lb lighter; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.

Jayco's Eagle is the brand's premium towable family, and it splits three ways. The full-size Eagle is the flagship fifth wheel — Stronghold VBL™ laminated walls, 5-Star Handling, the HELIX dual-15,000-BTU cooling system and a 16 cubic-foot residential refrigerator. Jayco offers the Eagle HT line as both a fifth wheel and a travel trailer — lighter, 4-Star Handling with Goodyear Endurance tires, and lower pin or tongue weights. The 260KC on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page. The full Eagle catalogue runs to dozens of floorplans across all three; the highest-demand layouts are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the line hub.

A full 52-gallon fresh tank is about 432 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 22% of the 260KC’s 1,950 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,518 lb (380 lb per rated berth). Across 52 Eagle fifth-wheel floorplans the water share runs 16% to 34%, and 39 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Eagle 29.5FBDS at 22% and Eagle 28RLT at 22%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).

Closest sibling: the Eagle 28RLT, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 9,250 lb vs 9,465 lb; GVWR 11,200 lb vs 11,400 lb; cargo capacity 1,950 lb vs 1,935 lb; hitch weight 1,821 lb vs 1,825 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Eagle 30.5MLOK is 200 lb lighter (11,000 lb GVWR); Eagle 29RLC matches it at 11,200 lb GVWR.

All 80 Eagle floorplans: Eagle line hub.

Against the 260KC: the Reflection 28RL is 205 lb lighter; the Blackthorn 279BH is 320 lb heavier; the Cherokee Arctic Wolf 285OPT is 555 lb lighter.

12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 260KC. Not published: exterior length, slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.