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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RoyJ wrote:
There's one tire size (other than 19.5s) that can get us close to the DRW axle capacity:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=VanContact+A%2FS&partnum=865R6VCAS&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
4300 lbs / tire, or 8600 lbs GAWR. Factor in the SRW bed is a bit lighter, and we have one less set of tires / wheels, that probably puts us within 500 lbs of a dually.
And it’s only offered in a 16” size, while although I’ve never seen these before, won’t fit on basically any HD truck built in the last 15 or so years.
And you’d have to find a 16” wheel, theoretically, that is rated that high.
