Potential Tow Vehicle and Weights Question ..
Hello everyone... I just purchased a travel trailer with a 5000# dry weight GVWR of 7500# and 29' long and a E4 10000/1000 WDH. I estimate not putting over 1000# in the trailer for camping. Using ...
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Being that much overweight is usually not a big issue but it's kind of like flying in an air plane with a given number of rivets removed from the wing. Each individual rivet does little to weaken the wing but collectively they make it very dangerous at some point. Not likely you're at that point but they have to draw a line somewhere. I NEVER recommend towing overweight but probably wouldn't let 50 lb. keep me awake at night. The REAL important matter will be when you load for a trip. Loading a trailer using a bathroom scale doesn't sound like fun to me AND nearly every trailer weighs quite a bit more a year after purchase so clean it out regularly.
