Question about Dodge Truck & Toy Haulers
My wife and I want to purchase a Toy Hauler but a couple people have told me my Dodge truck can't handle it unless I sell it and purchase a "dually". All the RV dealers I've talked to says "no prob...
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The shipping weight + carrying capacity will be the GVWR of the toyhauler. Use this number as the worst case for all your calculations. Pin weight will be 20-25% of the GVW, so now you know that you need a truck that can pull 16,500 lbs and has a payload capacity sufficient to haul your family, gear, hitch and 4125 lbs of pin weight.
For this toy hauler, I would expect 8000 lbs on your rear axle once you are hitched and loaded and GCW around 24,500 lbs.
For this toy hauler, I would expect 8000 lbs on your rear axle once you are hitched and loaded and GCW around 24,500 lbs.
