jmtandem wrote:
The GVWR of the trailer is 7560....so even if my towing capacity really is 8700 I'm still on the outer margin. I'm thinking I should get my deposit back. You guys are most helpful, seriously this is great
7560 x .13 equals 980 pounds tongue weight. Add the hitch for another 75 or so pounds. You are over 1000 pounds on just the trailer's tongue and hitch. Now go to your truck's door post and look at the placard/sticker and see what the available payload is for your specific truck. Then you can figure out the number of pounds available for people and all the other stuff you plan to carry. Then make your decision.
Payload is 1655
what i don't get is why the window sticker literally says "tow capacity = 5000". It seems with all these other calculations, I'm within the limits. yet according to window sticker, I can't even tow this thing home dry!
