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eazye
Explorer
Jan 27, 2016

Why does unused cargo capacity of GVWR matter at all?

Consider two different trailers: Trailer A: Dry weight of 4500lbs, GVWR of 7500lbs. Cargo capacity of 3000lbs. Trailer B: Dry weight of 4500lbs, GVWR of 5500lbs. Cargo capacity of 1000lbs. As...
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eazye
Explorer
Jan 27, 2016
Old-Biscuit wrote:

If tow vehicle can only handle dry weight plus X amount of cargo then an overloaded condition can easily happen.
Folks 'guesstimate' how much their stuff weighs and are usually under estimating what it really weighs.


What you are saying makes sense. But here's what 1000 lbs of clothes looks like:



I can't imagine having three times that amount of stuff loaded into ANY trailer, except maybe a toy hauler.

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