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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4x4ord wrote:
Ford gives you the max cargo weight on your door sticker. They also give the maximum axle weight ratings on the door sticker. If you want to follow a maximum rating I’d recommend you ignore the maximum cargo capacity number and go by your maximum rear axle weight rating. I believe it is much safer to be heavy on the pin than light. You could be 1000 lbs over on your maximum rear axle rating and the only way you’d ever know it is over weight is by weighing your axle. If you’re too light, the trailer can be very unstable and dangerous.
That's exactly what I am doing (I believe). I weighed my truck without trailer with a full tank of diesel. I then subtracted the weight of the rear axle of the truck from the rear axle weight rating. This (in my understanding), gives me the max weight I can put on the rear axle, to get to the rear axle capacity limit. Thanks :)
