Trying to figure out what trailers I can tow
Hello friends! I'm looking for purchasing my first truck and then I'd like to shop for an RV. I have no preferences at the current moment, but I'm in love with Airstreams. So, I've found the Ram...
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ssthrd wrote:
I don't understand why all the back and forth about all of this. Seems to me that there is only one way to do this without looking at door stickers and getting generic info from wherever.
We all should know our truck GVW, and gross axle weight ratings. Simply drive to the nearest truck scale and weigh front and rear axles, and add em together for the truck weight. Subtract those numbers from the numbers you already know, and Bob's yer uncle!
What better way to figure out how big a trailer you can tow? The drawback from there is wading thru the manufacturers weight info which we all know is always on the light side. Common sense should take over from there. IMHO of course.
How do you do that is you are buying a truck? Or even worst, have to order one because the dealer doesn't stock them anymore?
