Old-Biscuit wrote:
Go weigh YOUR truck camp ready....you, passengers and all stuff you would take with you in truck.
With YOUR weight numbers then you can find the right TT that is within your trucks ratings and actual payload capacity.
Anything else is just a 'guesstimate'.....SWAG (Scientific Wild A** Guess)
My truck has nothing to do with it. I have over 3,400 lbs. of available payload in my 3500 van.
If you see the OP, we did weigh the family members' truck in question. It was 6,650 lbs.
HappyKayakers wrote:
This sounds suspiciously like a case of "I'm gonna do it anyway, just hope a few folks agree".
Maybe I failed to communicate the situation??? I am advising somebody else. I am coming from the "lets weigh, measure, calculate, and know everything scientifically without guess work" angle.
I've been advising them for over 9 months and educating them on the ratings and explaining they have to abide by whichever measurement ends up being the most restrictive one. I've been pushing them to weigh their Expedition (they want a trailer they can tow with either vehicle) and I thought its payload would be the limitation. We were shocked to weigh both and see that the Expedition had 2x the available payload as truck did.
I've given them all the normal advice I've learned in ten years of being around this forum, especially that this is the concern we see at least 1x/week for people who bought their TV first. It's not ideal. I know about the people who try to justify pushing their limits. If they were close on anything else, this post wouldn't be here.
That said:
- They would not get close to tow rating
- They would not get close to axle ratings
- They would not get close to GCWR
- I will investigate the tires
But on the truck, with a 500 lbs. loaded tongue weight, they'll be right at the max for GVWR.
I'm asking about the additional leaf spring b/c I've often participated in discussions here about this essentially being the difference between a 2500 vs. 3500 SRW.
