Towing Capacity
So I was hoping to get some opinions from some folks who have real life experience with towing travel trailers. I am a newbie and have been doing lots of research about towing capacity so when I purc...
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adamrwinters wrote:
FULLY LOADED TOW VEHICLE(people, cargo, gas, etc.) 6500
What do you estimate was the weight of "cargo" plus "etc." when you weighed the truck?
Any load which can be carried in the TT rather than in the TV will reduce the load on the TV.
For example, if you shifted 400# of cargo to the TT, the TT's tongue weight would increase only by about 13% of 400#.
The net reduction in load on the TV would be about 348#.
Also, a properly sized and properly adjusted WDH can cause a load equal to about 25% of the tongue weight to be transferred to the TT's axles.
So, a loaded tongue weight of 1000# would only add about 750# to the TV when WD was applied.
However, you must keep in mind that the weight of the WDH (80-100#) must be included in the TV's "cargo".
These adjustments might not keep you from exceeding the TV's GVWR with a 7500# TT.
But, they might help to keep you under GVWR when considering a lighter TT.
Ron
