Terryallan wrote:
ScottG wrote:
Terryallan wrote:
gmw photos wrote:
To the OP, welcome to having the RV net weight police descend upon your parade like a ton of bricks ( pardon the pun ). Before you panic and run out and trade the 1500 on a new one ton dually, take your truck to the scales and get some real world weights. Compare them to the door sticker, paying particular attention to rear axle actual weight, vs capacity.
If you already have this new trailer, or can get it to the scale, get the actual weights.
Real numbers trump internet forum opinions spouted by guys that just want to spend your money on a new truck.
When you get some real data, come back here and let's discuss this further. There is a possibility you could in fact hook this all up and be within the axle ( and tire ) ratings, and have a good combo.
I spend seven months a year on the road in a lot of different campgrounds. Talk to a lot of people. Let's just say what I see out here in the real world is often quite different from what I see being yakked about on the forum. A lot of innernut keyboard experts out there....
Yeah. Some of us only been doing this for 40 years or so. We don't know nothin.
But I can tell you this. The brakes on a vehicle, any vehicle are only rated to STOP the GVWR of itself. Overload the vehicle, and you over load the brakes. You compromise your stopping ability, and your safety.
There is a lot more to towing safely than the weight capacity of the rear axle. Telling some one it is safe to well overload their TV is not a good idea. And the OP has almost ran out of payload when he hooks to that empty trailer.
1500 series trucks, make great TVs. but you got to stay inside their capacities.
BTW. there is another guy that wants to tow a travel trailer with a minivan. You should tell him that is OK as well.
Totally agree but there is always someone who takes self worth in insulting and disparaging forum members opinions. Unable to communicate without insults, vague or otherwise and boosting their self worth this way, they do so from the safety of of hiding behind a computer screen.
One small detail that you stated though that is often written here, A trucks brakes are (Per Ford and Ram at least) designed to stop the full combination weight it is rated for. That is not to say one doesn't need brakes on a trailer. That only means that the truck brakes are designed to provide sufficient braking when called upon in the event the trailers brakes are not up to the task.
Only Reason I mentioned about the brakes. Is because I was taught by a guy (Brakeman) that designs brakes for a major car company. He told me the brakes are only designed to safely stop the GVWR of the vehicle, and not the trailer. They will. but could take awhile. But he could have been wrong, or I may have misunderstood him. I been wrong twice that I know of:B
I was told the same thing about the brakes only being rated and tested for the full GVWR of the vehicle and not the GCWR of both by a professional that does vehicle FMVSS certification testing of a major truck brand. The test parameters are buried in the FMVSS testing protocals that contain the numbers, distances, time repetitions, etc., etc.
I agree with everyone else too much tail for that 1/2T dog and that puppy is not going to be happy with its current tail.
Larry
