Half ton towing
Looking at these numbers and forums for towing and it is very annoying. Most of these trailers say micro or light but have 900 to 1,000 lb tongue weights. Basically, you need a 2500 to tow anything b...
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Keeth1123 wrote:
My door says 1565 max cargo
2 adults and a 1k tongue weight and your done.
Looking at flagstaff micro 25fkbs. Acccordijg to every forum on the net, the listed weights are way off. So when you add hundreds of pounds to get the teal weight it’s always over or at best exactly at it.
My wifes 1500 chevy has a 1640 lb payload sticker. The sticker isn't used for any legal issues with dot or civil lawsuit issues.
I keep axle scale tickets in all my trucks. That way I know approx weight the truck can safely carry.
Her 1500 crew cab 4wd short bed has a 4000 rawr with a 2320 lb rear axle weight. Leaves the truck with a 1680 lb payload on the rear axle as its carrying all the trailers hitch weight and part of in the cab weight.
I use the truck pulling a 10k car hauler with 7640 lb blue tractor (9200-9400 lbs on the trailers axles and 1040 lbs on the trucks rear axle. The WD hitch brings the truck front axle load back to its 3120 lb nominal weight.
The 355 hp/383 torque 5.3 6 speed tranny has plenty of power pulling this size trailer.
I also use my 2500 Dodge/Cummins pulling the same trailer out on longer trips to a job site. This trucks rear axle has a 6000 rawr and weighs 2840 lbs empty....makes for around 3200 lbs for a payload. This year model truck like all older trucks has no payload sticker to confuse new folks to the towing world. I have 3 flatbed GN and bumper pull trailers. These type trailers can be loaded to stay at or under any trucks rawr numbers.
A rv trailers hitch weight is fixed so get your trucks front and rear separate axle weights and plan from there.
