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jpws · 11-30-2009, 03:08 PM

ok so it seems i have little opttions.

1) pack lightly and don't come close to maxing out the trailer.
Get the trailer, carry to a weight station and weigh it (unhooked). from there i can estimate how much extra weight i'd add with water, toys, etc and shoot for no more than 14000lbs (2800 pin wt + 7200lb truck) (make the wife and kids follow - lol)

it appears that i will be close on teh GVWR even when fully loaded.

Question - is my biggest convern the GVWR or GCWR? i know that they both are a component of each other....but i could travel light in the truck if need be rear loading the trailer to take weight off the pin??

NOTE - EVEN IF I WAS LOADED TO 16000 LBS (3200LBS PIN)AND TRUCK WEIGHED 7500LBS, WOULD A GVRW OF 10700 BE THAT BIG OF A DEAL? I'D BE 700 OVER THE GVRW AND 500 OVER THE GCRW. IS THAT ENOUGH TO LOSE SLEEP OVER?

additionally, regarding AXLE weight, my front axle raing is 5600lbs and my rear is 6100lbs...so why is the GVRW only 10000? where is the other 1700lbs?

UPDATE - i weighted my truck. the internet weight i got was WRONG. Loaded it is 5300 front axle and 3400 rear axle.

11-30-2009, 03:08 PM	#7
jpws Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7	ok so it seems i have little opttions. 1) pack lightly and don't come close to maxing out the trailer. Get the trailer, carry to a weight station and weigh it (unhooked). from there i can estimate how much extra weight i'd add with water, toys, etc and shoot for no more than 14000lbs (2800 pin wt + 7200lb truck) (make the wife and kids follow - lol) it appears that i will be close on teh GVWR even when fully loaded. Question - is my biggest convern the GVWR or GCWR? i know that they both are a component of each other....but i could travel light in the truck if need be rear loading the trailer to take weight off the pin?? NOTE - EVEN IF I WAS LOADED TO 16000 LBS (3200LBS PIN)AND TRUCK WEIGHED 7500LBS, WOULD A GVRW OF 10700 BE THAT BIG OF A DEAL? I'D BE 700 OVER THE GVRW AND 500 OVER THE GCRW. IS THAT ENOUGH TO LOSE SLEEP OVER? additionally, regarding AXLE weight, my front axle raing is 5600lbs and my rear is 6100lbs...so why is the GVRW only 10000? where is the other 1700lbs? UPDATE - i weighted my truck. the internet weight i got was WRONG. Loaded it is 5300 front axle and 3400 rear axle.