So Confused
I am so confused by all of this. I am looking to buy a new travel trailer. I drive a 2011 Ford F150 Supercrew V6 3.73. Per Ford the max tow weight is 5700 pounds. The trailers I'm looking ...
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fatboy66 wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:
the only weight figure that counts is the original dry weight, plus liquids, plus stuff. if that is under the max tow weight by an adequate amount, you are good to go.
don't let a high GVWR deter you.
JMHO
bumpy
That's not true at all. You have to meet the TV GVWR and the GCVWR. Both are important. Further, you should not exceed 90% of either. Max tow weight/rating means nothing.
yes, you have to stay under the rated capacities. my point is that you don't have to load a TT up to it's maximum allowable weight. if your loaded TT weighs 1,000 lbs. under the permitted weights it matters not if the hypothetical weight to which it could be loaded exceeds your maximum allowable weight. I don't understand why this concept is so hard to understand by the weight police. I think that anybody who eliminates a desired RV because of this is naive.
bumpy
