Pulling with 1/2 ton
Looking for feedback on trying to pull a rockwood ultra lite 26’ with a 2014 z71 Ltd 4wd, with 3:42 rear end. Dry weight of the trailer is 6300lbs. Any advice?
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TurnThePage wrote:
In reference specifically to half ton towing, why do people say, "use the max trailer weight?"
Some trailers have 3000 lbs of cargo capacity (Who's going to use all that?!). Some have under a 1000.
I've made this argument a number of times. The best example I can find in the few minutes I have to look right now is from the Keystone Passport line. The 239MLWE is a 25'5" trailer with a dry weight of 4,402 and a carrying capacity of 998. The 2210RBWE is a 26'3" trailer with a 4,796 and a carrying capacity of 2,704. The two trailers are very similar off the lot (save a couple inches and 394 pounds), but the first has a GVWR of 5,400 while the latter has a GVWR of 7,500.
In either case, most people are going to load them the same. Thus, for example, let's say they load 1,500 pounds of propane, liquids, extras, gear and food. The person that buys the 239MLWE would have a trailer that weighs 5,902 pounds and is 502 pound OVERloaded. The person who bought the 2210RBWE, on the other hand, would have a trailer that weighs 6,296 and is still more than 1,200 pounds UNDERloaded.
In this instance, if the person was comfortable with up to 6,500 pounds loaded, they would have bought the 239MLWE based on the 'buy based on GVWR' advice but, in fact, would have had a much safer set-up with the 2210RBWE.
