Really having a tough time understanding tow info
Is someone willing to pm me as I don'the want to tie up a thread. I am just not getting the connection between the weights. Thank you
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The 2500 truck your looking at may have a 14000 lb tow rating but IMO you won't like the towing performance for a 14k lb trailer with the 6.0/6.4 small block gas engine.
The 2500 is limited by the small 6200 RAWR to around 3200 lb total payload.
A 14000 actual weight trailer can have a 3000 lb hitch weight. Now add your 800 lb figure and your well over any 250/2500 trucks RAWR.
A 350/3500 SRW Diesel with those bigger 7000-7050 RAWR and 45xx lb payload is a better choice for that large trailer.
Trucks actual scaled gross weight plus the trailers actual scaled gross weight = its actual GCWR when both are loaded......which may or may not = the trucks makers GCWR.
The 2500 is limited by the small 6200 RAWR to around 3200 lb total payload.
A 14000 actual weight trailer can have a 3000 lb hitch weight. Now add your 800 lb figure and your well over any 250/2500 trucks RAWR.
A 350/3500 SRW Diesel with those bigger 7000-7050 RAWR and 45xx lb payload is a better choice for that large trailer.
Trucks actual scaled gross weight plus the trailers actual scaled gross weight = its actual GCWR when both are loaded......which may or may not = the trucks makers GCWR.
