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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In order to be legal and under the max requirements for towing a living quarters horse trailer, one should move to a truck that can handle the load properly - as in handle a payload of 25% of the gooseneck GVWR on the pin.
The truck mfg GVWR nor your trucks GVWR based payload sticker is used for any legal load limits nor are they used in a civil over weight lawsuit. Courts do not determine a trucks legal load limits.
Just the trucks axle/tire load ratings. Some states use a registered weight number for registration. My state doesn't. Just axle/tire load numbers.
If your concerned with your trucks legal load limits simply drop by your local state troop post and ask one of their certified size and weight officers what your trucks legal load limits will be. If one isn't on duty or close by most dispatchers are good about calling one in or make a meeting point for you to talk with them. And some times the shift captain may be able to give you a answer.
I've pulled trailers commercially with the same trucks we rv with.
The only legal issues I've seen were exceeding a steer/drive or trailer axle/tire load numbers.
As someone mentioned weigh your trucks front and rear axles separately. Then you will know how much your truck can legally carry.
