Combination weight rating
I am new to the forum and this is my first post but have reviewed the advice here on setting the vehicle up for towing. I have a 2019 Ford F-250 6.7L Diesel and 2018 Cruiser Shadow. Following the ad...
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Taxman2436 wrote:
I am new to the forum and this is my first post but have reviewed the advice here on setting the vehicle up for towing. I have a 2019 Ford F-250 6.7L Diesel and 2018 Cruiser Shadow. Following the advice here I measured the height to the wheel well fenders front and back on the truck and hitch height. They are all within 1" before and after hooking the trailer up. My question is on the weights. I took the unit to the local scale and here are the results:
Front axle: 4460 Lbs, GAWR: 5990 Lbs.
Rear axle: 4280 Lbs. GAWR: 6340 Lbs.
Trailer axle: 5600 Lbs.
Gross weight: 14,340 Lbs. GVWR: 10,000 Lbs.
My questions are, should the front axle weigh more than the rear axle and how does the 10,000 lb. GVWR fit this equation when the truck weighs more than that with no trailer?
Thanks for any responses.
These scale weights are with your trailer hooked up (wdh or not) as the empty rear axle weight on the truck is 3000-3500lbs. Front is 4500-5000lbs, empty.
Bare truck does not weigh more than the 10k gvwr and yes the low gvwr of 10klbs is purposefully assigned to most class 2 trucks for.....tax purposes (registration restrictions and DOT regulations).
Your GCWR (truck and trailer) is around 20klbs, actual rear axle rating is idk, 9klbs plus with the F250 rear axle, rear tires/rims are around 7200lbs safely and you're nowhere near exceeding ANY "ratings" with that light of a trailer. Motor on in confidence.
