Payload Rating vs Tongue Weight
I have a vehicle with a 5000lbs tow rating, 1296lbs payload capacity, and 500lbs tongue weight rating. When I see people calculating the towing capacity I don't see them considering the tongue weig...
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valhalla360 wrote:
Usually when you get into the higher weights, there is an assumption that you are using a weight distributing hitch with a dedicated higher class receiver hitch. They typically have a higher weight rating (check the fine print in your manual)
500lb is typically just a plain ball often bolted to the rear bumper. If that's what you are running...no you are limited to 500lb hitch weight (or whatever it lists as) or payload max calculation...whichever is lower.
That assumption of a wdh is primarllily limited to RV owners. In the real working world, wdh setups are rare as hens teeth. People hook trailers and tow them when they have a job to do. They pine over tongue weights and where to load the canned goods and have a bathroom scale handy when they’re pulling a TT.
I can’t explain the phenomena.
