towing near max weight. advice?
Hello all! I am new to the forums and was hoping for some much needed advice. My wife and I have been shopping for a new TT for almost 6 months and have finally fallen in love with one. We are get...
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ah64id wrote:proxim2020 wrote:
I knew I would be heavy because it was sand after all. I was exactly 1,020lbs over GVWR!
But still at least 980lbs under the weight your brakes where designed to stop.
As I mentioned, brakes are designed for GVWR+ the 2,000lb trailer than you can tow without brakes.
I would have been worried about the quality of your braking system if it hadn't worked very well at 980lbs under the design limit.
Actually the trucks brakes are a function of the FAWR and RAWR. The 1500 Dodge may have a 3900 FAWR/3900 RAWR = 7800 lbs of braking performance.
Same with a tandem axle trailer with 5200 lb axles X 2 = 10400 lbs of braking performance.
NHTSA says this about components of the GAWR:
"Gross Axle Weight Rating is the rated load-carrying capacity of an individual axle and wheel assembly. (It represents the load that may be steadily sustained by the components in the system; i.e., tires, rims, hubs, bearing, axles, brakes, suspension, sub frame, etc. with the GAWR limited by the components with the lowest working rating".
