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michiganjeff4
Dec 29, 2007Explorer
Truck & 5er in sig. Weighed at CAT scale (2 pass method so I could get pin weight)
Truck weight includes hitch, full fuel (29 gal), and 4 occupants (weight of occupants ~500 lbs)
Trailer weight includes 2 full 30 lb propane tanks and one battery, no fluids in any tanks and otherwise completely empty.
Truck unhitched and loaded as described above: 8260 lbs
Trailer alone: 8420 lbs (GVWR 10,500 which leaves 2080 lbs for water and all the stuff)
Truck weight when hitched: 9580 lbs, under the 10,000 lb GVWR
Pin weight: 1320 lbs (16% of total trailer weight)
Truck and trailer total weight: 16680 lbs - well under the GCWR of 23000 lbs
All axles are under their listed GAWR
I have towed all over Michigan and down to Florida and back and average ~10 to 11 MPG at 65 MPH
Truck weight includes hitch, full fuel (29 gal), and 4 occupants (weight of occupants ~500 lbs)
Trailer weight includes 2 full 30 lb propane tanks and one battery, no fluids in any tanks and otherwise completely empty.
Truck unhitched and loaded as described above: 8260 lbs
Trailer alone: 8420 lbs (GVWR 10,500 which leaves 2080 lbs for water and all the stuff)
Truck weight when hitched: 9580 lbs, under the 10,000 lb GVWR
Pin weight: 1320 lbs (16% of total trailer weight)
Truck and trailer total weight: 16680 lbs - well under the GCWR of 23000 lbs
All axles are under their listed GAWR
I have towed all over Michigan and down to Florida and back and average ~10 to 11 MPG at 65 MPH
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