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Shadow_Grey wrote:whsk wrote:
Quick answer-get a 1 ton dually and be done worrying about payload and pin weight-hauls fine!-whsk
Why stop there...get a 450/4500 or 550/5500 or Kenworth/Volvo/Peterbuilt..."and be done worrying about payload and pin weight"...
I have seen MANY 1 tons that were overloaded way more than what any half-ton I have seen.
โOct-28-2013 02:53 PM
whsk wrote:
Quick answer-get a 1 ton dually and be done worrying about payload and pin weight-hauls fine!-whsk
โOct-28-2013 07:19 AM
whsk wrote:
Quick answer-get a 1 ton dually and be done worrying about payload and pin weight-hauls fine!-whsk
โOct-28-2013 06:49 AM
โOct-28-2013 12:08 AM
jerem0621 wrote:
....snip......
Here is my opinion and how to break this all down simply.
Forget half-ton, 3/4 ton, 1 ton designations.
1) figure out your trailers GVWR, if its a TT multiply that by 15%, if its a fiver multiply that GVWR number by 25%. Now you have two important numbers
Pin/Tongue weight and GVWR.
2) Calculate what your truck Has to carry normally... this number will be passengers, and gear in the truck (while towing I suggest loading the trailer and use the vehicle for passengers while towing.. JMHO, especially if you have a lighter payload number)
3) Add the normal cargo number and the Pin/Tongue weight... this will give you an approximate MAX that your truck will be required to carry.
Does your truck or the truck you are thinking about buying measure up?
Example...
I have a family of four...
Me- Decreas payload by -85 (150 of which is calculated in the curb weight of the truck, so decrease payload by 85 lbs, I weigh 225 lbs)
DW - decrease available payload by -150lbs
DS1- Decrease available payload by -175lbs (will increase as child ages)
DS2- Decrease Available payload by -155 lbs (will increase as child ages)
Misc weight- diabetic meds, snacks, purse, video game junk, pillows, blankets etc... -100 lbs.
Weight my truck HAS to carry = 665 lbs, or round up to 700 lbs.
I want a really nice BunkHouse for my boys... so I have to go out and find one that when loaded for camping in our style will have a tongue weight around 700-800 lbs.
Don't forget to account for the weight of the hitch too.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
โOct-27-2013 10:08 PM
maxwell11 wrote:
I think you need a truck designed to pull and carry at least 20% more than the weight of your trailer.
If you follow that golden rule of towing you will be fine.
remember: pulling the trailer in only about 10% of the issue.
its when some #$%%^& pulls out in front of you and you have to shut her down to a dead stop while you and your passengers are screaming.
that's when you just can not have enough truck!!!!!!!!!!
bigger is better when it comes to hp and torque and brakes, did I say stopping ability !!!!!!!!!!!!
โOct-27-2013 07:04 PM
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โOct-27-2013 04:40 PM
greystonecowboy wrote:
How about if I went with a 26 footer? I love all the feedback. Is there a certain 5er that is lighter than others?
โOct-27-2013 03:19 PM
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