Towing capacity vs max cargo weight rating
Hello all! Can someone clarify something for me? If a truck's max gooseneck trailer loaded weight is 15,100 lbs (as per manufacturer towing guide - it is a Ford) - how can the max cargo weight rati...
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Good points.
I have a 36' triaxle GN sock trailer that I load adults or young in the trailer to keep under my 2500 Dodge/Cummins RAWR or my old '98 3500 DRW crew cab 4wd beater RAWR.
Same with the GN flatbeds. We load them depending on how much hitch load was needed for a 3/4 ton with 6k+ RAWR or a 4500 Dodge cab/chassis with a 11500 RAWR.
A triaxle GN trailer can tow just fine with a big difference in hitch load percentages....all depending on how the weight is distributed.
Also a GN trailer like a LEQ can have a 30-35+ percent hitch weight as the axles are usually placed farther aft than the normal 15-25 percent trailer chassis. Same with some types of GN equipment trailers that can be ordered with axles placed to satisfy a low or high hitch load percentages.
Just stay under your trucks RAWR number. A pick up truck front axle carries little to non of a trailers hitch weight.
I have a 36' triaxle GN sock trailer that I load adults or young in the trailer to keep under my 2500 Dodge/Cummins RAWR or my old '98 3500 DRW crew cab 4wd beater RAWR.
Same with the GN flatbeds. We load them depending on how much hitch load was needed for a 3/4 ton with 6k+ RAWR or a 4500 Dodge cab/chassis with a 11500 RAWR.
A triaxle GN trailer can tow just fine with a big difference in hitch load percentages....all depending on how the weight is distributed.
Also a GN trailer like a LEQ can have a 30-35+ percent hitch weight as the axles are usually placed farther aft than the normal 15-25 percent trailer chassis. Same with some types of GN equipment trailers that can be ordered with axles placed to satisfy a low or high hitch load percentages.
Just stay under your trucks RAWR number. A pick up truck front axle carries little to non of a trailers hitch weight.
