Tongue weight and truck carrying capacity
Since we’re both retired now, and looking at doing more traveling and camping, I’m considering the possibilities of trading for a bigger TT. With the current truck the max towable weight is a gen...
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kgarrett9999 wrote:Kgarrett99, are you assuming the loaded TW% will be 15%?APT wrote:I'm not looking at dry weights, but loaded weights to begin with.kgarrett9999 wrote:Great! Because by the time you put typical camping gear in a 6k dry TT, you'll be at 7000-7500 with 150-300 pounds higher loaded TW!
I'm not finding much at the 7,500 lb weight that fits the bill. Most that have an acceptable hitch weight are down closer to 6,000 lbs.
While it is possible to have that high a percentage, it's more likely to be down around 13%.
If you have 850# available for "hitch weight" and are using a WDH, your TV should be able to handle about 1000# of tongue weight.
Assuming a TW% of 13%, gives a maximum allowable loaded trailer weight of about 7700#.
Or, starting with a loaded weight of 7500#, the calculations are:
Estimated tongue weight = 7500*.13 = 975#
Estimated load transfer to TT's axles = 200#
Estimated trailer-imposed vertical load on hitch = 975-200 = 775#
It's up to you to decide how close you want to be to the TV's GVWR.
Ron
