TT good match for TV?

fickman wrote:

Desert Captain wrote:
Given your limited payload you need a smaller/lighter trailer. Good luck! :C

I agree. Your truck has posted weight ratings, I recommend you stay within them.

Remember, at the scales, the truck is stationary and everything is in balance. On the road you'll go over humps, hills, bumps, drips, and everything else. At times the hitch weight (and burden on your tires, axle, and frame) will be less. At times it could be higher.

If you're already over the posted weight ratings, you risk damage or catastrophe during these moments when the load is momentarily increased at a given point due to real world conditions. Nobody from here stating, "You should be fine" is likely to be there to help you deal with the fallout. (May it never come!)

Let us know what you decide. Many of us have been in your shoes and ended up with a different tow vehicle (or trailer) as a result.

I would venture to guess that the truck/trailer is rated for capacity on level ground. It probably is designed for the variables you said such as humps, hills, etc.


I will say I've bent an axle and broke a sway bar end link another time twerking a 3/4 ton truck off road, not even past the capacity.

I would ask to run it across the scale with a WDH before buying it just to check for piece of mind. It would be a major headache having to sell it or the truck if somehow it was way over capacity in some way.


From what it looks like it is probably within capacity. Your tires *should have some extra capacity over what your truck is rated for as well.

I would not sweat it.

If you have the 22 inch wheels, your payload for oem tires is about 2400 a tire.

So, you should be fine.

Specs

You're right, you would be hard pressed to find an LT tire for 22 inch rims.

I wrote:

For proper balancing, you need 12-15% of the trailer's total weight on the tongue. So assuming the trailer will weigh 6500# when loaded, you'll have 780-975# of tongue weight. Let's call it 900#. Figure another 100# for the hitch itself. That leaves you with about #150 for people and gear.

This is less than ideal. If you have only one passenger, you might be OK, but move everything you can out of the truck and into the trailer.

The above numbers assume proper weight distribution. It's not just about getting all the weight you can off the truck, it's about proper load balancing. If the (weight-distributed) tongue weight is too light, the trailer will sway.

If you were to put 3000# in the rear-end of the trailer it would greatly reduce tongue weight. But I sure wouldn't want to be anywhere nearby when you tow it down the road.

-- Rob

That looks like a good match to me.

How does this one sound?

R-Vision Crossover 210RB
Overall Length 24'-4"
Overall Height (A/C Included) 10'-3"
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 6,160
Dry Hitch Weight 345
Dry Axle Weight 3,735
Net Carrying Capacity 2,080

I plan on leaving my anvil collection at home, so I don't see how I could load 2,000# worth of stuff.

1148# max payload - 500# passengers & cargo = 648# payload left for TT tongue weight.
648 / .13(13% tongue weight) = 4984 # max loaded trailer weight.
I would stay under 5000# with your payload capacity.

What would you guys recommend as a max trailer weight (GVWR) for my truck?

Desert Captain wrote:
Given your limited payload you need a smaller/lighter trailer. Good luck! :C

I agree. Your truck has posted weight ratings, I recommend you stay within them.

Remember, at the scales, the truck is stationary and everything is in balance. On the road you'll go over humps, hills, bumps, drips, and everything else. At times the hitch weight (and burden on your tires, axle, and frame) will be less. At times it could be higher.

If you're already over the posted weight ratings, you risk damage or catastrophe during these moments when the load is momentarily increased at a given point due to real world conditions. Nobody from here stating, "You should be fine" is likely to be there to help you deal with the fallout. (May it never come!)

Let us know what you decide. Many of us have been in your shoes and ended up with a different tow vehicle (or trailer) as a result.

So the weight distributed back to the trailer axle shouldn't be counted against that axle rating either?