Swear my last question not. TT weight
Ok I'm looking at Jayco jay flight 32' fully load its 9000lbs. My truck can tow up to 8500lbs. I know I'll never fully load it. Would you buy it or stay clear of it?
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Camper76 wrote:
Ok it's gvwr is 6,325.
Although not surprising considering your truck is a RAM with a coil rear suspension 6325 lbs is awfully low, even my own 2012 Silverado's GVWR is 7000 lbs. Fill your truck's gas tank and go weigh it with no passengers and no cargo - if you're in it at the time it's being weighed subtract your weight from the scale reading and you'll then have your particular truck's actual base weight as it sits there ready to be hitched to a trailer. Subtract that number from it's GVWR and the result will be your truck's actual payload capacity, that which you will use to accommodate the weight of everyone and all cargo in the truck PLUS and tongue weight transferred from the trailer to the truck. Exceed that number and you'll also most likely exceed the truck's gross rear axle weight rating. Believe it, payload capacity will be your truck's most limiting factor in how much trailer you can tow.
