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Old-Biscuit
Sep 11, 2016Explorer III
MAX TOW Rating is a magical mfg. marketing dept number using a base model, 150# driver and 20# cargo...........you will run out of PAYLOAD, Rear Axle Rating and most likely vehicles GVWR long before you ever get to that MAX TOW Rating.
Payload is going be limiting factor.....1590#
That includes your weight above 150#, all passengers weight (human/pets), all cargo inside vehicle, weight of hitch plus tongue weight of trailer.
1590# gets eaten up real fast.
Best thing to do is load vehicle up 'camp ready' (pack everything/everybody) and go to CAT Scales and get weighed
That will give you Front Axle, Rear Axle and Total.
Then using those real weight numbers you can do some math and see how heavy of a trailer you can go.
Rear axle weight plus tongue weight
GCWR minus vehicles total weight
Etc.
Plan on roughly 6500# trailer or lighter.
Payload is going be limiting factor.....1590#
That includes your weight above 150#, all passengers weight (human/pets), all cargo inside vehicle, weight of hitch plus tongue weight of trailer.
1590# gets eaten up real fast.
Best thing to do is load vehicle up 'camp ready' (pack everything/everybody) and go to CAT Scales and get weighed
That will give you Front Axle, Rear Axle and Total.
Then using those real weight numbers you can do some math and see how heavy of a trailer you can go.
Rear axle weight plus tongue weight
GCWR minus vehicles total weight
Etc.
Plan on roughly 6500# trailer or lighter.
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