cchristanis wrote:
I agree. Plenty of motor to pull but not enough payload. How do you figure he'll be within that 900-1200 when the hitch weight of the trailer is 980. Then you have to add 80 pounds for the 2 LP tanks, 50? pounds for battery, 100 pounds? for wd hitch, 200 (no offense) for the driver, + whatever passengers he has (wife, kids, dogs etc) + any supplies that go in truck? Hes at 1200 with just the 2 tanks, battery, and hitch.
Wildhawg, look at your sticker on your trucks door and it will tell you exactly how much your payload is (the one that says "The combined weight of of occupants and cargo should never exceed XXX kg or XXX lb") . From this number, you have to subtract all of the same things that I listed above (driver, passengers, foods, activities, maps, camping supplies, hitch, etc and of course hitch weight
1L243 wrote:
He certainly has enough motor to pull the KZ. Max weight fully loaded on that trailer is only 8800lbs, which amazes me for being over 30 feet long. You would want a TW of 900lbs to 1200lbs when fully loaded...That would give your the 10 to 15% recommended TW. KZ is long but when you are looking for a walk around bed (murphy bed is kinda cool never seen that before) and a enclosed garage it's going to be long. If trading in the new 1500 is not a option add some airbags. They will level and firm up the ride. With a good WDH with anti sway I think he would be good...
http://media.gmc.com/media/us/en/gmc/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2014/Jun/0619-gmc-sierra1500.html
OP, listen to cchristanis. This is the best post in the thread. I'm in the same boat too. My F150 can tow almost 10,000#, but can only handle 1200# payload. Toy Haulers have massive TW, so it's hard to manage with a 1/2 ton unless you have max tow. Good luck!
