TT good match for TV?

fickman wrote:

Desert Captain wrote:
Given your limited payload you need a smaller/lighter trailer. Good luck! :C

I agree. Your truck has posted weight ratings, I recommend you stay within them.

Remember, at the scales, the truck is stationary and everything is in balance. On the road you'll go over humps, hills, bumps, drips, and everything else. At times the hitch weight (and burden on your tires, axle, and frame) will be less. At times it could be higher.

If you're already over the posted weight ratings, you risk damage or catastrophe during these moments when the load is momentarily increased at a given point due to real world conditions. Nobody from here stating, "You should be fine" is likely to be there to help you deal with the fallout. (May it never come!)

Let us know what you decide. Many of us have been in your shoes and ended up with a different tow vehicle (or trailer) as a result.

I would venture to guess that the truck/trailer is rated for capacity on level ground. It probably is designed for the variables you said such as humps, hills, etc.


I will say I've bent an axle and broke a sway bar end link another time twerking a 3/4 ton truck off road, not even past the capacity.