Tow test at dealer
Have posted before regarding toy haulers and SRW trucks. I have a 2012 f350 diesel with 3404 payload sticker. I have been looking at toy haulers and want to stay within weights. Avoiding over 40 fe...
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Quote: Listed pin on brochure is 2831......
That is DRY pin weight and means NOTHING. The only day you are going to tow it dry is when you do that test tow and the day you tow it home. After that.....pin weight is going UP
Quote: 12500 per sticker. I know gross is 16,000.
If truck can NOT handle GROSS of trailer than trailer is too big.
A little here, a little there.........next thing you know it does weigh close to gross (or over!)
2831 Dry pin at 12,500 UVW is close to 23% pin weight
You state you have 3404 payload sticker.
Truck weighed 8602 and gross is 11,500. That 3404 just went down to 2898 and that is w/o the boys and hitch. 200 for hitch...now down to 2698
Hummmmmmmmmmmm payload w/o boys is already below trailer DRY pin weight of 2831
Load trailer up 2000 >>> now trailer is at 14,500 and using just a 20% pin weight (VS the dry/UVW pin weight of 23%) pin weight goes up to 2900.
IF truck can NOT handle the GROSS weight of a trailer......trailer is too big
Course that is IF Ratings mean anything to you otherwise.....hook up and tow.
That is DRY pin weight and means NOTHING. The only day you are going to tow it dry is when you do that test tow and the day you tow it home. After that.....pin weight is going UP
Quote: 12500 per sticker. I know gross is 16,000.
If truck can NOT handle GROSS of trailer than trailer is too big.
A little here, a little there.........next thing you know it does weigh close to gross (or over!)
2831 Dry pin at 12,500 UVW is close to 23% pin weight
You state you have 3404 payload sticker.
Truck weighed 8602 and gross is 11,500. That 3404 just went down to 2898 and that is w/o the boys and hitch. 200 for hitch...now down to 2698
Hummmmmmmmmmmm payload w/o boys is already below trailer DRY pin weight of 2831
Load trailer up 2000 >>> now trailer is at 14,500 and using just a 20% pin weight (VS the dry/UVW pin weight of 23%) pin weight goes up to 2900.
IF truck can NOT handle the GROSS weight of a trailer......trailer is too big
Course that is IF Ratings mean anything to you otherwise.....hook up and tow.
