jtludwig wrote:
I'm shopping for a travel trailer to tow behind my AWD R/T and am calculating how much I can safely tow.
The GVWR is 7100 lbs according to the sticker on the door. The payload capacity is 1200 lbs according to the sticker.
When I weighed the Durango with a full tank of gas and my family sitting in the car, we came in at about 5700 lbs.
I thought payload was calculated by subtracting the actual weight of the car from the GVWR, which in this case would be 7100-5700=1400 lbs remaining for cargo (including tongue weight).
How does this relate to the 1200lbs of cargo capacity that is listed on the sticker in the door? I thought I would have to subtract my family's weight from the 1200 to calculate remaining cargo weight/payload.
Thanks!
Hmmm, Dodge apparently thinks your truck weighs 5900# empty. I suggest you double check that scale result.
OR......................
Are you reading "Occupants and cargo should not exceed 1200#" off the label?
There is another label called the Camper Loading label that will provide a "Reserve Capacity" number. which is the payload remaining after you put a 150# person in each seat.
Based on the numbers you are quoting (5700# with the family), if that is correct then I suspect you are not reading the payload number but the reserve capacity number instead.
If that IS the case, then that's good news in terms of pulling a TT.
