Okay... so we were originally looking at travel trailers and my friend got us side-tracked on 5th wheels. IF we got back to considering a travel trailer. I am curious as to what we can safely pull with my truck.
I was mistaken on the payload... transposed the numbers. Sticker in door well shows 1612lbs.
1612lbs to start.
-400 - my wife and I
-100 - tool box with a few tools (I can pick it up easily)
-200 - other stuff in the truck (sub box, running boards, etc)
-150 - ? truck hitch weight
762lbs - is what the trailer hitch weight can be - am I calculating this correctly?
We will have some clothes in the trailer... no water... a couple of lounge chairs, hoses, cables, a few dishes, and some food. We'll add a Dishmate for our Dish satellite.
So if I am safely at about 600-700lbs hitch weight... how do I calculate what the weight of the trailer can be?
It's pretty obvious a 5th wheel is out, as I don't see any 5th wheels with hitch weights under 700lbs... most are 1500lbs or more.
EDIT: lol... my calculator did not subtract correctly... 762 it is.
Regards,
Sonnie
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