[Tenbrooks]

Understand that the axles do not carry the entire weight of the trailer when you are traveling. The tow vehicle carries around 20% at the 5th wheel (pin weight). So, if your axles are rated at 7000 lb. and your total weight is 15,000 lb., you're good to go. Remember that you've got around 3,000 lb of weight on the pin and that should be a part of the total gross weight for towing that your truck is required to pull. That plus, the weight of people, fuel, coolers full of drinks, etc., etc. are all part of the tow vehicle tow weight.