Looking at a 24 ft innsbruck lite. The empty weight is about 3700 and I assme loaded up, it'll be 4,500 or so. Looking to use my 2006 Explorer with 4.0L v6. It has 3.73 gearing and a class 3 hitch. Ra...
Don't assume anything. Look for the decal on the trailer that has the load capacities for the tires, axles and gross. Then look on the door or door post in your tow vehicle for the load capacities for it. Just because you have a hitch rated for 5,000 pounds, doesn't mean what it attaches to has the same rating. Usually it is less.