Towing Capacity for New Travel Trailer
I am currently looking to purchase a new Travel Trailer. My current trailer, a Keystone Bullet 246RBS, has a dry wt of 4800lbs. I tow it with a 2013 Ram 1500, which is rated between 8400lbs and 9700lb...
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Gdetrailer wrote:
In YOUR case, subtracting 4900 curb weight from 6200 GVWR gives you 1,300 lbs of CARGO weight available...
Subtract driver, passengers, full tank of fuel and any other items you put into the tow vehicle MUST be subtracted from that 1,300 lbs of cargo.
The LEFT OVER cargo is the MAX TONGUE WEIGHT your vehicle can handle..
So, lets play with the numbers a bit, 1,300 lbs cargo MINUS 200 lbs for driver, 25 gallons of fuel (150-160 lbs approx) gives you 950 lbs..
Curb weight for vehicles includes full fuel so you do not need to subtract that again.
