GCWR vs GVWR question

Okie1 wrote:
I for one would be interested in seeing the documentation you are talking about from "Ford"..

From what I've read here and what I've been told by Ford, the weight ratings are based on what the vehicle can STOP. So going by the ratings below, my truck can STOP a 5th wheel that weighs up to 15,200lbs.

If the pin weight, is above the 10,000lbs GVWR but below the 6Is the pin weight subtracted from the trailer weight? The pin weight is 2175lbs of the 12,201lbs trailer weight, right? So the truck is carrying 2175lbs, and towing 10,026lbs?

GVWR will be affected by how much truck is carrying, as stated above, but GCWR is total weight of both, no matter how distributed...

take a test, find a long steep mountain....hook up brakes to 5er, build a speed to 55-60 miles per hour, brake to a stop...now get out, unplug the 5er 's umbilical cord, head down that mountain at 55 to 60 mph and now apply the brakes and come to a complete stop and tell me if there was any difference....the trucks brakes WILL slow and stop it, but NO WHERE near as effieciently as with trailer brakes hooked up...and yes, they could malfunction and yes, cable could become damaged while in tow and/or unplugged...I know from experience, and there IS a significant difference in slowing the whole combo if brakes on 5er aren't working....one never knows...I'm a firm believe in "better safe than sorry", but not a very popular concept on these forums....it's more like tow what you want, everyone else does, or Ive been towing over my trucks ratings for years and never an issue...so again, your truck should be fine..no big deal.

In reality, OP's truck is a newer one and with 10,000# GVW, shouldn't have an issue, but i would want to think out the whole thing before "assuming" more than is true.