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Steve_911 · ‎Oct-09-2013

The sticker on my door sill states the the combined weight of occupants and cargo should not exceed 1050 lbs. my question is, in addition to the above and tongue weight, do I have to deduct the weight of a full tank of gas in the calculation?
Perhaps this is a dumb question but I'm a TT novice.
Thanks for any feedback
Steve

Steve_911 · ‎Oct-10-2013

Thanks all for your input....

D___M · ‎Oct-10-2013

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ependydad · ‎Oct-10-2013

camp-n-family wrote:
For the truck it generally includes full fluids. It does not include any weight for a driver, that is a common mistake. The tow rating includes 150lbs for the driver, the payload does not. The number you see is simply the Gross vehicle weight (GVWR) minus the weight of the truck as it left the factory (curb weight)

That's my understanding from how my owner's manual is worded, as well.

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skipnchar · ‎Oct-09-2013

Payload numbers are a short cut not an absolute number. Regardless of what you count, the truck may not exceed it's GVWR which should be the weight of the truck as sold to you plus the "payload" which basically includes EVERY bit of weight on the truck chassis.

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Steve_911 · ‎Oct-09-2013

Sorry, I was asking about my TV.

camp-n-family · ‎Oct-09-2013

For the truck it generally includes full fluids. It does not include any weight for a driver, that is a common mistake. The tow rating includes 150lbs for the driver, the payload does not. The number you see is simply the Gross vehicle weight (GVWR) minus the weight of the truck as it left the factory (curb weight)

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popupcamping · ‎Oct-09-2013

Seriously don't worry about it. Pulling a trailer it won't be full very long. With in an hour it will be considerably lighter 🙂

therink · ‎Oct-09-2013

Are you talking about truck or trailer?

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Lantley · ‎Oct-09-2013

No that figure includes a full tank of gas and a driver

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lawrosa · ‎Oct-09-2013

AFAIK thats what your payload is.

It should state in your manual. You can deduct your tongue weight from that 1050 then the remaining is what you can put in the vehicle.

I would assume its with a full tank of gas... 20 gallons of gas is about 170 pounds I believe.

My manuals towing section gives the rate and states for one driver and one passenger....

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