Tow a ski boat behind a TC?
Hi everyone - been studying up on how to tow a boat behind a truck camper. Kind of out of the blue, my wife and I have recently bought a ski/surf boat (2005 Mastercraft x10) and have absolutely falle...
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1.Every vehicles FAWR/RAWR is on the trucks certification sticker on the trucks drives side door post. Most 3500 srw GM is 7050 rawr.
2. Weights on a truck are scaled at the tire/road surface so drop by a set of CAT scales and weigh your trucks front and rear axle separately. Simply subtract the rear axle number from 7050.
JMO but your going to be close to max RAWR load before adding the boat. A RAWR can be the lessor of the tire/wheel/axle assy/ rear spring pack. Most of newer gen truck wheels or spring pack can be the weak link.
Lots of one ton SRW truck owners go with a 19.5" tires/wheels and air bag system for more load carrying ability. This doesn't increase the trucks FAWR or RAWR (especially tires) which is used for a legal load limits.
2. Weights on a truck are scaled at the tire/road surface so drop by a set of CAT scales and weigh your trucks front and rear axle separately. Simply subtract the rear axle number from 7050.
JMO but your going to be close to max RAWR load before adding the boat. A RAWR can be the lessor of the tire/wheel/axle assy/ rear spring pack. Most of newer gen truck wheels or spring pack can be the weak link.
Lots of one ton SRW truck owners go with a 19.5" tires/wheels and air bag system for more load carrying ability. This doesn't increase the trucks FAWR or RAWR (especially tires) which is used for a legal load limits.
