Tow rating comparison; 5th wheel vs bumper

blt2ski wrote:

peaches&cream wrote:

blt2ski wrote:
Peaches,
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Marty

Looked inside the glovebox and the "Cargo Weight Rating" is 3230 lbs.
Thanks for the tip of where to look.

Make sure you look closely at that sticker, is that the actual camper load with people in the seats? or with out? There might even be a sticker on the drivers door with a total payload. If that 3230 is the actual total payload, including camper and occupants, that puts the truck wt at about 6800 lbs empty, which would be on par for a BB CCC dually truck of that era.

So take out 700-1000 lbs for people, hitch etc, and you have remaining about 2300-2500 or so lbs for HW. Divide that number by .25 you have 10K max trailer, or divide by .2 for 20%, and you are in the 12K range for a max 5w trailer keeping you under gvwr. If you want to go to the axel ratings, then you probably have another 1000 lbs of HW, or 4-5K additional trailer lbs. Knowing that motor/drivetrain etc, I would try to stay under 12-13k or so total lbs.

Marty