payload capacity requirements
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!
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!
