What Size RV can I tow? Please Help!

Chuck .. wrote:
I known someone out there knows the actual method to figure out how much legally a person can tow with; the vehicle they have now and or the truck their looking to purchase to tow with. I am talking about a simple guide of the meanings of like GCWR and GVWR and calculations needed.

My goaded is to know exactly the weight in "all important areas" before shopping and or purchasing a 5th wheel.

I have read were too many people purchase a RV and later found out that the RV/5th wheel is too heavy to legally tow and most important "safely".

Please educate us fellow RV'er on all weight aspects what to look out for, meanings, how to calculate, were to look up, before we go shopping.

Chuck, Kind of need to know what truck you have....You should also be able to look on the drivers side door jamb and let us know what your trucks GVWR is along with it's front and rear axle ratings are.....all this will help probably more than some of the towing guides one can look at...a lot of variables go into it.

For example, a 2500 regular cab, short bed, 2 wheel drive truck could carry more than same type 2500 with a crew cab, long bed and in 4X4 configuration.

Again...if you could let us know what truck you have and it's configuration, it would help quite a bit...probably some in here with the exact same truck...