Old-Biscuit wrote:
Once you weigh your truck 'camp ready' (that is with you, passengers, stuff in cab and stuff in bed plus 200# for hitch) then you will know how much 'payload' you have available.
Truck GVWR minus cmap ready weight equal payload (keeping in mind available rear axle weight and rear tire load ratings.
Using 20% of the 5vrs GWVR will give you a close guesstimate of what 5vrs wet pin load will be. IF that number is within your camp ready payload number (and rear axle weight/tires load ratings) good to go.
Even with the 'new' inflated tow ratings........trucks GVWR, rear axle rating, rear tire rating and/or available payload will be reached/exceeded before reaching that magical tow rating
Go weigh your truck......then crunch the numbers. Stay within the ratings and you will have an enjoyable towing experience.
My '07 has a tow rating somewhere above 16K but at just under 14K I am at truck ratings. Been towing it FT for 7 yrs. and all's good even in the rockies.
X2 and beyond.
No one is going to be able to tell you how much you can tow, etc,etc,etc. That is because no one is going to load even an identical vehicle the same as you will. Load it, get to the scales and run the math.
