I suspect this has been asked and answered... The 5th wheel trailer we are looking to buy has a gross weight of just under 16,000 pounds. We are planning on trips out west going through mountains. Am...
Tow ratings don't mean a lot other than for comparing different trucks. Load up your truck with the hitch and everything else you will be carrying, weigh it and subtract that weigh from the truck's GCWR. That's your real tow rating. Pin weight vs truck GVWR, axle and tire ratings are a separate limits that also have to be satisfied.