2026 Jayco Eagle SLE28RKS

The Jayco Eagle SLE 28RKS is a 30' 9" fifth wheel in the MY2026 Eagle SLE roster. Jayco publishes a dry weight of 8,350 pounds against a 9,995-pound GVWR, and the two tie out exactly with the published 1,645-pound cargo carrying capacity — 8,350 + 1,645 = 9,995. 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 1,695 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 1,645 pounds, 16% of GVWR — that is the ceiling for water, propane, cargo and any dealer-fitted equipment combined. Fresh water alone at 51 gallons is about 423 pounds when full.

Tanks are 51 gallons fresh, 82 grey and 45 black, and the factory lists ST225/75R15'E' tires. Interior height is 6' 3" 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 MY2026 28RKS 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.

How the 28RKS differs from the other 51 Eagle fifth wheels. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2026). How these ranks are worked out.

• Cargo capacity, 1,645 lb: shared with the 24MLE; of 52, two smaller and 48 larger, nearest the 26REC (1,640 lb) and the 25RUC (1,680 lb).
• Dry weight, 8,350 lb: eighth-lightest of 52, between the 25RUC (8,120 lb) and the 26REC (8,355 lb).
• Length, 30 ft 9 in: ninth-shortest of 44, between the 27.5RLTS (30 ft 8 in) and the 27RL (31 ft 7 in).
• GVWR, 9,995 lb: shared with the 25.5REOK, 26.5RLDS and four others; of 52, three lower and 42 higher, nearest the 24.5KTS (9,950 lb) and the 27MLC (10,400 lb).
• Dry pin weight as a share of dry weight, 20.3%: shared with the 31QBH; of 52, 42 smaller and eight larger, nearest the 25RUC and 317RLOK (20.2%) and the 319MLOK (20.4%).
• Interior height, 6 ft 3 in: thirteenth-lowest of 46, between the 25.5REOK, 27.5RLTS and ten others (6 ft 2 in) and the 365UKTS (6 ft 6 in).
• Fresh tank, 51 gal: shared with the 28BHU and 31QBH; of 52, ten smaller and 39 larger, nearest the 24.5KTS, 26.5RLDS and six others (49 gal) and the 24MLE, 25RUC and fourteen others (52 gal).
• Dry pin weight, 1,695 lb: nineteenth-lightest of 52, between the 29DDB (1,685 lb) and the 27RS (1,700 lb).
• 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).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 16.5%: 22nd-smallest of 51, between the 26REC and 335RDOK (16.4%) and the 30.5MBOK (16.6%).
• 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).
• 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 25RUC (2024–2026 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 28RKS is 230 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 195 lb higher, has 35 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry pin weight 55 lb heavier, is 1 ft longer, has 2 ft 2 in less interior height and has a fresh tank 1 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height, grey tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.

Next to the 26REC (2024–2026 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 28RKS is 5 lb lighter by dry weight, has 5 lb more cargo capacity, has a dry pin weight 30 lb lighter, is 1 ft 7 in longer, has 2 ft 2 in less interior height, has a fresh tank 1 gal smaller and sleeps two more; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, grey tank and black tank.

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 28RKS 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 51-gallon fresh tank is about 423 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 26% of the 28RKS’s 1,645 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,222 lb (305 lb per rated berth). Across 52 Eagle fifth-wheel floorplans the water share runs 16% to 34%, and 24 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Eagle 25RUC at 26% and Eagle 24MLE at 26%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).