Weight of toy hauler
I have a 2008 Ford F250 crew cab short bed pickup with a GVWR of 10,000 lbs. Looking for a 26-30' toy hauler to use as travel trailer and haul several large RC airplanes (total weight about 250#). Mos...
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twodownzero wrote:nayther wrote:
One thing to remember is that just because the GVW of the trailer is X it doesn't mean that's what you're going to be pulling. The capacity comes from the axles and tires along with the pin/tongue weight. There's no magic to it besides that.
I think you meant "GVWR." The "GVW" is the actual weight of what you're pulling. For example, my trailer has a GVW of about 10k pounds when loaded, but the GVWR is 13,500.
Actually, GVWR is total weight of truck, passengers, stuff in bed and tongue/pin weight.
GVWR of the trailer is the total weight of the trailer, stuff, water, toys etc.
