TurnThePage wrote:
Well, the generator normally rides in the bed of the truck. I'm trying to free that part up. So, ultimately that would be less payload on the truck, but more load on the hitch. I was concerned about loading/unloading the generator too, until it occurred to me that I could simply stand on the tailgate of the truck to wrestle the generator up and down. I guess I was just worried about overloading the tongue. Not likely I suppose. :)
Tongue weight counts against the truck's payload. You are removing weight from the bed and putting it on the tongue, where some will be carried by the trailer and some by the TV. When you account for the added weight of the tray, you may just about break even.
