UVW and GVWR and Tow Vehicles

saffikeagan wrote:
5,500lb UVW Toy Hauler.
1,000lb cargo/water/etc max ever pulled usually averaging more in the 500lb range (self-propelled toy-type hauler only)
10,500lb GVWR on the TH

Would I be fine with a vehicle that has a max tow of 8000? (assuming that the 1,000lbs is NEVER exceeded).

bikendan wrote:
you left out payload capacity of the tow vehicle and tongue weight of the trailer.

This is the key issue - you need to establish the vehicle's real world payload capacity and whether whatever is remaining after accounting for the weight of everyone and everything in truck to account for the amount of trailer tongue weight you expect the truck to also handle, anticipating that that tongue weight will be in the 13% to 15% range of gross trailer weight once it's loaded and ready to camp. Ignore this most important issue and you could well be towing well beyond the capability of your truck, regardless of what it's so-called "tow rating" may be.