Dry vs Gross weight
First some context: Good afternoon. I have read many posts regarding towing and am looking for some additional help. Sorry for the dissertation… First – context: Vehicle and weights: - 2015 Dura...
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wing_zealot wrote:
I would disagree with that. Both trailers are more then likely to have the same axles under them. The second trailer just assumes you have more tongue weight then the first trailer, hence giving you a higher GVWR. Now if they have different axles under them, then you may have a point. But they only make axles in a few ratings, the difference in axle ratings are in thousands of pounds, not hundreds.
Axles, brakes, tires - they all impact ccc. You'd have to analyze the components of each trailer to know where the differences are coming from, but to say that the difference in hitch weight is not accurate.
For just one of what I know would be many examples if explored...
Keystone Passport 2210RBWE GT:
-Length: 26'3"
-Dry: 4,796
-Dry Hitch: 560
-CCC: 2,704
Keystone Bullet 221RBSWE
-Length: 26'8"
-Dry: 4,690
-Dry Hitch: 490
-CCC: 1,720
Two nearly identical trailers, from the same manufacturer, and the GVWR for the first is 7,500 while the GVWR for the latter is 6,410. I assure you that they are not expecting that 1,000 pound difference to be because of hitch weight.
Add in the single axle trailers that roll off the lot with barely enough ccc to fill their tanks, much less carry any gear, and GVWR is clearly not a tell-all rating.
GVWR is one of many considerations, but it truly should not be used as a catch all.
