GVWR/PAYLOAD/GCWR = MASS CONFUSION
I have tried to work through all of these acronyms and numbers. It is just swirling in my head. I finally couldn't stand it anymore, so I hooked my trailer up and went to the scales with my truck an...
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bikendan wrote:
yep, 1/2 ton owners are really unaware of how limiting their payload numbers affect towing heavier trailers.
often the trailer's weight is well within the truck's towing capacity but the truck's payload number is where the problem is.
this is especially true when someone wants to tow a 5th wheel with their 1/2 ton truck.
You got that right! I thought I was doing pretty good but according to my trip to the scales, not as good as I thought.
My truck says:
front axle: 3748-lb (1700kg)
rear axle: 3849-lb (1746kg)
GCWR: 14500-lb (6577kg)
max trailer weight: 8700-lb (3946kg)
my TT's tag says it weighs 6820-lb (3094kg) dry
And the trip to the scales shows:
front axle: 3263-lb (1480kg)
rear axle: 4806-lb (2180kg)
trailer weighs (with wdh attached): 7583-lb (3440kg)
total weight: 15,653-lb (7100kg)
So you see a couple of things real quick:
I need to adjust my wdh - but I doubt I can move 956 pounds fore and/or aft
more importantly I'm well over my GCWR - by about 1150 lb!!!
Looks like a 3/4 ton something or other is in my future.
