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Old 03-26-2017, 06:06 PM   #4
wingnut60
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Ford does not publish anything about pin weights. They have payload (amount of weight the truck can carry = gross vehicle weight rating less the weight of the truck).
You will need to take the truck to a scales and get an actual wieght as you would have it loaded for travel with the Suites--only then will you be able to know how much more weight you can place on it.
You should have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of around either 11400 or 12000. That number is the most the truck should weigh when loaded and towing.
I doubt your tires have over a 36-3900lbs rating for each--total of maybe 7800 on the rear axle. If the trailer is going to add 4200 pin weight to the truck, that will leave 3600 that the axle can have on it when loaded and without the trailer.
You really need to get these weights known--many people tow over loaded, but I would never go over the max rear tire load ratings, even running close to rating is asking for tire failure.
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