payload capacity requirements

lanerd wrote:

TerryandKim wrote:
Hello everyone!
If I am towing a 7000lb trailer (I'm at a 840 - 900lb hitch weight)
The weight of my people and "stuff" in the truck is 970 (two parents, one 16 yr old, one 13 yr old plus 200lb stuff in the truck bed and 100?lb fuel)
The total I'm carrying then is between 1810 and 1870lb. If I'm buying a new-to-me truck am I correct in thinking that I need at least a 2000lb payload capacity??? So I'm looking for at least a gmc 2500 or F250? I don't need to hear opinions on whether GM or Ford is preferred, just trying to figure out my payload reqirements.
Am I thinking it through correctly? Please and thank you!

Ok, I gotta ask. How do you know your trailer weighs 7000 lbs with an 840 to 900 lbs tongue weight? Did you weigh it, or are you guesstimating from the mfg's published weights?

If you're guesstimating....be aware that you could be waaaaaay off. You really need "actual" weights to be making a permanent decision on the vehicle to pull it.

Ron

He has not said the length, BUT from my experience, seing a plus minus 100 lbs on the HW with my old 24' TT was not uncommon, depending upon the amount of food in the kitchen, ie front kitchen model. IF I had some liquids/solis in the gray and black tank, located BEHIND the axels. All of these items can be a factor into how much HW someone has or does not have in the trailer.

I would say minimum 2000 lbs. If the two children bring a friend, I would have 500 lbs for them in the truck payload requirement! so from my perspective, 2500 minimum! 3000 would be very secure, along with some ability to move up to a longer TT if need be, or bikes etc in the bed.

marty