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SlowBro
Explorer III
Jan 18, 2015

Weight dist hitch subtracted from TV GVWR or GCVR?

When calculating the towing capacity, do I subtract the weight of the hitch from the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the tow vehicle alone or the Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) of the tow v...
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SlowBro
Explorer III
Jan 18, 2015
Well no matter what I'd subtract it from the GCVR but I need to know if I also subtract it from the GVWR. We are limited to 7100lbs GVWR and some of us are, how shall we say, a bit fluffy? Therefore we're almost at the GVWR capacity of the TV. If we don't have to include the 100lb hitch in that figure then we have more flexibility as to how much travel trailer, cargo, etc.

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