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 question was:
Why is the GCWR for this truck 20,500lbs when the GVWR + Max 5th wheel rating add up to 23,600lbs?
Because the pin weight of the 5th wheel counts against the trailer weight, and counts against the truck's GVWR.
If you load the truck up with bricks until it weighs the same as the GVWR, 9500lbs, then you have ZERO payload capacity left for the pin weight of the trailer. If you hooked up the trailer at that point you would be overloaded.
The 3100lb difference allows for 3100lbs of trailer pin weight and/or cargo in the truck.
Why is the GCWR for this truck 20,500lbs when the GVWR + Max 5th wheel rating add up to 23,600lbs?
Because the pin weight of the 5th wheel counts against the trailer weight, and counts against the truck's GVWR.
If you load the truck up with bricks until it weighs the same as the GVWR, 9500lbs, then you have ZERO payload capacity left for the pin weight of the trailer. If you hooked up the trailer at that point you would be overloaded.
The 3100lb difference allows for 3100lbs of trailer pin weight and/or cargo in the truck.
