Is this a match

P's will be replaced with LT agree.

Thanks for that info.

Allworth wrote:
You should be OK, but I would suggest that you get rid of the passenger car tires on the truck and fit it up with LT (Light Truck) radials of the same or the next wider size. The stiffer sidewalls will greatly improve handling when towing.

TTGWR 5335 lbs
Tongue wt 0.12 %12
640.2


TT unloaded wt 4135
Misc wt items 1200
5335

Hitch rating says max 600# and 6000# max tow without a weight distribution system. Plan on WDS anyway.

I set this up on a spreadsheet for ease.

Some have posted that I should not use the trailer empty to begin from. But I have to start somewhere. So I worked with gross trailer backwards and used 12% for tongue wt.

Will weigh my truck with full gas tank and give curb weight. The owner's manual says I can pull 7800#,but now I don't want to. That's more than truck gross weight.

Thanks for all the responses, each post makes me think and look at different approaches.

Allworth wrote:
You should be OK, but I would suggest that you get rid of the passenger car tires on the truck and fit it up with LT (Light Truck) radials of the same or the next wider size. The stiffer sidewalls will greatly improve handling when towing.

I agree.

What am I missing?

His truck spec is Tow rating 6,000#

The trailer he likes has a Gross weight 5,500#
The dry weight is 4135#

Even with a full fresh water tank he has around 1000# carrying capacity. That is allot of stuff. All the stuff I took out of my class A & put into my class C did not weigh 500#. In fact most of that “stuff” was in my Arctic Fox 22H many years ago.

Larry - Ok, beginning to understand more. Thanks for response.

Skillett wrote:
Why load trailer/truck up to max anyway? I take it no one carries 200 300 pounds of belongs for a trip. I don't plan to full time, just eat and sleep in it. I can buy food and water after reaching our destination. So no one does this?

Wife and I travel quite often with only two 50# max suitcases and two small 25#.

I don't want to carry contents of the house with me that's be moving.

You're not considering the wt of things like food, pots, pans, plates, silver ware, cooking utensils, drinks, bedding, propane a 50# battery, water hose, sewer hose, chocks, level blocks and a ton of other items. Also things like a spare is not often included in the UVW of some trailers so there is another 50 or 60lbs. You can easily end up with 1000 or more lbs on top of the UVW for a trailer.

Larry

Allworth - thanks for response.

Why load trailer/truck up to max anyway? I take it no one carries 200 300 pounds of belongs for a trip. I don't plan to full time, just eat and sleep in it. I can buy food and water after reaching our destination. So no one does this?

Wife and I travel quite often with only two 50# max suitcases and two small 25# for two week trip.

I don't want to carry contents of the house with me that's be moving.

Added words: for two week trip.

NO, gross weight is too close to maximum after you add your stuff it will exceed it.
bumpy

You should be OK, but I would suggest that you get rid of the passenger car tires on the truck and fit it up with LT (Light Truck) radials of the same or the next wider size. The stiffer sidewalls will greatly improve handling when towing.