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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I remain confused. I get it that payload and pin weight are the limiting factors. What is unclear is how you arrive at the pin #. Do we weigh the truck empty to start (as a base line), then load with gas and gear, then weigh again, then load the trailer on empty and weigh, then fill the trailer and weigh? If so, how do you know before purchase if your truck can pull a given 5er?
