Is my 16K Reese ok for the job?
So I spoke with Reese and they say I'm ok but just thought I'd put it out there. My current 5er is 11,700 dry and the new 5er I'm picking up this week is 13,300 dry. I have a Reese 16k and I won't exc...
Forum Discussion
mowermech wrote:Brisk wrote:abc40kids wrote:
So how close do or should you get to the 16k before moving up?
17,000
There is a good chance that Engineering and Marketing agreed on at least a 10% safety margin for the Working Load. I don't believe anything is ever rated at its Failure Load.
So, yeah, I would not be one bit afraid to exceed the rating by 10 or 15%.
NOTE: This is a statement of what I would likely do. It is in no way to be considered as advice or a recommendation for YOU (the reader) to follow. The final decision is YOURS to make.
The engineering safety factor is probably closer to 250%.
I wouldn't hesitate to load it with anything up to (or a little above) the rating.
