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SoonerWing03
Jun 05, 2018Explorer
So I probably need to find a trailer closer to 6000 GVWR then to be safe?
6000 x .13 = 780 lbs tongue weight.
780 + 80 (wd hitch) = 860 lbs
1588-860 = 728 lbs.
Currently the weight of my family is ~610. Even then there isn't much wiggle room for growth with 3 boys ages 8, 11, 14.
But if I am understanding this properly, at least I have a better feel for what I should be looking for.
Is this an unusual way of doing the math? Shouldn't trailer GVWR be a searching option then?
6000 x .13 = 780 lbs tongue weight.
780 + 80 (wd hitch) = 860 lbs
1588-860 = 728 lbs.
Currently the weight of my family is ~610. Even then there isn't much wiggle room for growth with 3 boys ages 8, 11, 14.
But if I am understanding this properly, at least I have a better feel for what I should be looking for.
Is this an unusual way of doing the math? Shouldn't trailer GVWR be a searching option then?
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