Actual Hitch Weight vs Dry Hitch Weight
I'm currently looking at a lighter TT. I'm concerned with hitch weight right now on my Ram 1500. My towing capacity is fine (10,050lbs). I'm looking at TTs with a dry hitch weight between 515-600lbs. ...
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Plan on adding 250-300lbs to the dry hitch weight on most trailers when they are loaded and ready to go camping in.
Take your trucks Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) which is on the door sticker, and subtract the actual weight of your truck when you have a full load of gas, people, and anything else you might take in the truck when you go camping. Then subtract the weight of the WD hitch (probably around 100lbs). The resulting number will be very close (actual payload) to the maximum amount of hitch weight your truck can carry.
This will be a ball park figure but will give you an idea of what to look for in a camper - remembering the first sentence of this post.
The WD hitch will move some of that weight back to the trailer axles but I would not use that amount when figuring which trailer to get. If you find it necessary to use that figure on a trailer, that trailer is probably too large or heavy for you.
Barney
Take your trucks Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) which is on the door sticker, and subtract the actual weight of your truck when you have a full load of gas, people, and anything else you might take in the truck when you go camping. Then subtract the weight of the WD hitch (probably around 100lbs). The resulting number will be very close (actual payload) to the maximum amount of hitch weight your truck can carry.
This will be a ball park figure but will give you an idea of what to look for in a camper - remembering the first sentence of this post.
The WD hitch will move some of that weight back to the trailer axles but I would not use that amount when figuring which trailer to get. If you find it necessary to use that figure on a trailer, that trailer is probably too large or heavy for you.
Barney
