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JCR-1
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Sep 04, 2017

Math question towing capacity

Vehicle curb weight 5200
Trailer loaded 3500
Vehicle Payload 700

Vehicle specs... 8200 max tow rating
7000 GVWR

How much remaining pounds available towing capability if I wanted to upgrade
Thanks

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  • Vehicle payload will probably be the limit you hit first.

    700 divided by 15 percent tongue weight gives 4,666 trailer weight.

    And first reduce payload by anything more than a 150 pound driver.
    Probably already maxed out.
  • You are at a negative number already
    Payload is 700
    Tongue or hitch weight of trailer is about 400
    leaves you 300 lbs payload. How much do you,your S.O, any pets and the gear you have in the vehicle weigh, my guess is over 300 lbs.
  • JCR-1 wrote:
    Vehicle curb weight 5200A number put out by the mfg, but totally meaningless
    Trailer loaded 3500How about GVWR again, you putting out something meaningless
    Vehicle Payload 700

    Vehicle specs... 8200 max tow rating
    7000 GVWR

    How much remaining pounds available towing capability if I wanted to upgrade
    Thanks
  • If your total vehicle payload is 700 lbs you do not have much to work with.

    If family and camp stuff use 300 lbs you have 400 lbs left for Tongue weight.

    That means about a 3000 lbs TT.

    You will most likely exceed your axle weigh capacity, before you exceed your towing capacity.

    However, if your 700 lbs is the weigh of everything you load onto your TV. Subtract that from your TV's max cargo, which is usually posted on the door jamb.

    Then divide that number by .13 for the percentage of tongue weight. That will give you the loaded TT weight (not the dry weight) of the TT you can haul.

    Let us know what the number tell you.


    Good luck