scottkeen wrote:
colliehauler wrote:
Cargo counts along with tonge weight towards your 950 lbs.
So with a Tire Load capacity for cargo/passenger of 950-lb and a trailer hitch tongue weight of 1,095-lb...
If I load up the vehicle to the maximum tire load capacity of 950-lb, that only leaves me 145-lb for the tongue weight?
Is that right?
That hitch weight would put you over by 145 lbs before you even get in the drivers seat. Let alone anything else in the vehicle. The hitch weight you are referencing is the weight the hitch itself is rated for, regardless of the vehicle. You could put that hitch on a 3500 or a Harley, and it would have the same rating. The vehicle it's attached to will have it's own rating. Basically, your hitch is rated higher than your 4Runner. You are stuck with working within the 950 lbs rating.
