GVWR/Towing capacity question
This new Dodge lists the GVWR at 6,350lbs and a towing capacity of 9,200lbs. I thought your GVWR was your towing capacity. Help in layman's terms? Thanks folks... -Doug
Forum Discussion
handye9 wrote:When using a weight distributing hitch, the weight of the WDH, which typically is 75-100#, also must be included as TV cargo.
Payload - GVWR minus actual weight of the truck. Payload is used up by everything and everybody in, or on, the vehicle. Includes people, pets, aftermarket accessories (floor mats, bed liners, nerf bars, bed caps, etc), cargo, and tongue weight.
And, the good news is -- when using a WDH, the full tongue weight is not carried by the TV.
A properly sized and properly adjusted WDH can transfer a load equal to about 20-25% of tongue weight to the trailer's axles.
This means that, instead of carrying the full tongue weight as TV cargo, the TV only is having to carry a load equal to 75-80% of the tongue weight.
Ron
