How Much Cargo Weight??
How much cargo weight should I figure for a family of 4? Loaded (minus water) but with tools and the like... The reason I ask is I've seen trailers with cargo capacities right at 1000 pounds and th...
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four22 wrote:
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This said trailer also has ST205/75R14C tires on it... which are rated at 1760lbs max load. My math tells me that the total carrying capacity of the trailer (7600) exceeds the capacity of the tires alone (7040).
You are forgetting that some of that weight is being carried by the tow vehicle in the form of tongue weight. In this case at least 760lbs and probably closer to 1000.
By the way that 7600 is the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)and not the carrying capacity. The carrying capacity will be 7600 minus the actual scaled weight of the trailer.
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