Newbie question about towing weights
Hi We're looking at 5ers and wondering how to figure pulling weights. Which numbers do you use to figure whether your truck is strong enough? (I know it's a basic question, but I'm really scratc...
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Have gotten to our paperwork, and here's some added info (we're going to weigh later today at local feed store):
We have some suped up tires. So: Tire: LT285/75R16 126/123Q 10 P.R.
Max Load:3750 lbs @ 80 psi on each tire.(I am trying to determine whether the max load on a tire means the PAIR of tires can carry 3750 or 7500. Any idea?)
MORE: Front GAWR for the truck: 4100 lb.; Rear GAWR 6084 lb
It's a 96 F250 4x4 Crew Cab HD gasoline truck.
Based on this, my husband came up with this math:
With three adults in the cab, we add about 600 lb to the truck weight. Taking the generic 5600 lb truck, adding 600, we get 6200. Our total for the truck is 8800, which means we can put another 2600 pounds on the pin. Multiply that by 5 and you get 13,000 pounds as a general maximum for the trailer.
The 5er that we want to buy lists these specs:
The empty weight is 8,792. The GVWR is listed as 11,450 with Load Range D tires; there are Range E tires on it now.
Now... what can ya tell me?
We have some suped up tires. So: Tire: LT285/75R16 126/123Q 10 P.R.
Max Load:3750 lbs @ 80 psi on each tire.(I am trying to determine whether the max load on a tire means the PAIR of tires can carry 3750 or 7500. Any idea?)
MORE: Front GAWR for the truck: 4100 lb.; Rear GAWR 6084 lb
It's a 96 F250 4x4 Crew Cab HD gasoline truck.
Based on this, my husband came up with this math:
With three adults in the cab, we add about 600 lb to the truck weight. Taking the generic 5600 lb truck, adding 600, we get 6200. Our total for the truck is 8800, which means we can put another 2600 pounds on the pin. Multiply that by 5 and you get 13,000 pounds as a general maximum for the trailer.
The 5er that we want to buy lists these specs:
The empty weight is 8,792. The GVWR is listed as 11,450 with Load Range D tires; there are Range E tires on it now.
Now... what can ya tell me?
