Newbie question about towing weights
Hi We're looking at 5ers and wondering how to figure pulling weights. Which numbers do you use to figure whether your truck is strong enough? (I know it's a basic question, but I'm really scratc...
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Turbo Turtle wrote:
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Sorry to be so dense.
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Not at all. It's a confusing topic, full of strange acronyms, obscure terms, and rules of thumb, confounded by manufacturers' widespread use of an almost meaningless number, the "tow rating".
And you're still left in limbo a little bit. You don't know, FOR SURE, that you aren't exceeding some rating or other until you're all hooked up and ready to go, full of gear. And I doubt you'll find a dealer willing to let you do that before you buy.
So all of the calculations and measurements we've been discussing are to make sure you won't obviously be over some limit, such as a pin weight greater than available payload. Beyond that, it's common sense.
For example, when we started to look at our Reflection 337RLS, based on its ~2100lb dry pin weight that loaded, it would be right at (or slightly above) the payload for a 2500HD. Rather than tow with a truck right at its limits, I decided to go with the 3500HD and its 1000lb greater payload.
BTW, I grew up in Wetzel County. Where are you in Almost Heaven?
Dave
