vehicle weight ration to trailer weight?

[debraindi]

I'm looking at my cat scale receipt from this month .All is good but the gross weight is 21460 the trailer axles is 10420 combined the steer axle and drive axle is 11040.I have more weight on the truck with the pin weight so the truck is heaver then trailer or is there another way to look at it for control and stopping the trailer?

[Terryallan]

Golden_HVAC wrote:
So your truck is about 600 pounds heavier than the trailer that it is towing. You are concerned?

Most big rigs have a 20,000 pound truck towing a 60,000 pound trailer!



Fred.

True, BUT. Once the 60k trailer is hooked to the 20k truck. the truck is carrying about 1/2 of the weight of the trailer. So it becomes a 50k truck towing a 30k trailer.

[scrubjaysnest]

Golden_HVAC wrote:
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In reality, a 5,000 pound Jeep can tow a 10,000 pound trailer, ........snip.........

Fred.

We have owned Jeeps since the early 70's and never seen one rated that high. Current Grand Cherokee will pull our 5000 # Outback but it doesn't really like it.

[Golden_HVAC]

So your truck is about 600 pounds heavier than the trailer that it is towing. You are concerned?

Most big rigs have a 20,000 pound truck towing a 60,000 pound trailer!

In reality, a 5,000 pound Jeep can tow a 10,000 pound trailer, while a 5,800 pound F-150 is rated to tow 11,500 pounds properly equipped.

So what are you worried about? Your truck is nearly as heavy as the trailer it is towing!

Fred.

[Old-Biscuit]

Simple......

Truck brakes stop TRUCK
Trailer brakes stop TRAILER

With brake controller properly set truck/trailer stop together