Hitch weight?
I am in learning fact finding mode. Shopping used and in no hurry. Though I have issues thinking hitch weight. My 2016 Ram Crew toeing capacity 10,200. Cargo 1333. Just me and my wife in truck maybe...
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Just one more comment on the hitch weight in the brochure being useless. My brochure has the hitch weight at 630 lbs. Dry weight of ~6800 lbs and carrying cap of ~ 1400 lbs. So the brochure has the hitch weight at less than 10% of dry.
Actual scaled weights have the trailer right at the 8200 lbs and hitch weight at 1040 lbs.
Best is to use the gross trailer weight (not dry weight) and 12-13% of that for hitch weight. Add 100 lbs for the hitch and that is what you deduct from your actual payload to see what else you can carry.
My payload is 2015 lbs (per the door sticker) and I'm am maxed with 8200 of trailer.
Actual scaled weights have the trailer right at the 8200 lbs and hitch weight at 1040 lbs.
Best is to use the gross trailer weight (not dry weight) and 12-13% of that for hitch weight. Add 100 lbs for the hitch and that is what you deduct from your actual payload to see what else you can carry.
My payload is 2015 lbs (per the door sticker) and I'm am maxed with 8200 of trailer.
