Will this combination work
I am looking at buying the following and have been told that it will not be a good combination because of the length of the trailer. What does everyone on here think? TV: 2008 Chevy Silverado Cr...
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dacotahkid wrote:IMO, 13% is a good TW% for estimating purposes. That would give a TW of about 850# for a 6500# GVW TT.
---According to spec my payload is 1801 lb appx. So if I keep the weight of the TT at 6500 lb that would be 975 lb TW at 15%. So taking the weight of a family of 4 @ 465 which is inflated a bit for the growing kids (and hoping that I don't gain!!!) that should leave me 360 lb of cargo in the TV. Am I figuring that right? I figure I am leaving about 15% give or take from max tow cap for safety margin at that point.
With a properly sized and adjusted WDH, a TW of 850# would cause a vertical load of about 850*0.8 = 680# to be imposed on the TV.
The payload value of 1801# for a Crew Cab 4x4 seems too high. Did you get that number off the Tire Label (weight of Occupants and Cargo)on the driver's door edge?
If 1801# is correct, the remaining available payload for TV occupants and cargo, including the weight of a WDH, might be about 1800-680 = 1120#.
Ron
