PopsRacer wrote:
bazaarsoft wrote:
krobbe wrote:
The Nissan Armada payload is 1400lb max. Your loaded up TT will be about 8000lbs with a tongue wt of about 1040lbs. Passengers and cargo at about 500lbs. With 1540lbs on it, unfortunately your truck will be over loaded.
Unloaded weight of the trailer is 6325lbs, making loaded weight closer to 7600lbs. Tongue weight is much more like 950lbs. Going with your estimate of 500lbs cargo weight that makes 1450lbs which happens to be the payload for the 2011 Armada. Sure, it's close, so I guess time will tell if it's a problem or not.
I would hit the scales for $10 so you're not having to guess your numbers, they're often off a bit.
http://catscale.com/cat-scale-locator?postalcode=&city=austin&state=TX&miles=9&cmdSearch=Search
Well, after looking into this further, turns out that according to the tire and loading sticker on the Armada it's actually 1543lbs (which jives with what I've found online), so even if krobbe's numbers are right (and I don't believe he is) we're still good from the payload perspective. It's amazing that there don't appear to be any public scales in the Austin Metro area. The nearest cat scale is about 55 miles away (from me - I live north of Austin). I'm hoping that a truck stop that's a bit closer has one. Next time I'm going by one of the cat scales I'll check it.
Honestly though, I'm less concerned about the overall weight than the tongue weight - not because I'm concerned about the total payload, but rather that the tongue weight is significantly over Nissan's rating of 910lbs. To that end, I've ordered a tongue scale so that when I'm loading I can make sure that I'm sticking as close to that weight as much as possible.
