First RV
My spouse and I are looking at purchasing our first RV, he grew up camping, I did not.... We have a 2019 Chevy Silverado 6.2L with max trailering, manufacturers tow rating of 12,200 pounds and are ...
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valhalla360 wrote:Control_Freak wrote:Jebby14 wrote:
2100 payload
-515 people
-250 random
-100 hitch
=1235
1235/.15=8233 lbs loaded weight (I would plan around the gvwr of the trailer not the bs dry weight plus a random number)
no way you are within payload ratings for trailers over 8k DRY when they are fully loaded (with your very conservative numbers) you will be way over.
Your numbers equal 200 pounds under the dry weight of the TT and 200 pounds over the dry hitch weight. Are you saying that the manufacturer numbers are incorrect or skewed?
He's back calculating the maximum trailer weight based on the payload and a 15% hitch weight...so you would be 200lb over the payload limit dry. Add in another 300lb loaded (15% of 2000lb) and you are getting way over the limits.
Payload limits often limit the max trailer weight a 1/2 ton can handle even if the pulling limits (ie: trailer weight rating) are good.
But why 15% hitch weight?is this because the optimum hitch weight should be between 10-15%? So calculate it at 15% to be on the safe side? Dry weight calculations from the manufacturer is 12% hitch weight. I’ve looked at a few other TT around the same weight but they have significant lower hitch weight and vice versa, lower TT weight with higher hitch weight. For example heartland mallard 335 has a weight of 8840 but a hitch weight of 780. I’m assuming this is how the weight of the TT is distributed, which would mean that depending on how you load cargo in the TT would directly effect the hitch weight.
