MAX TOW WEIGHT
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OK found it. So I take the weight of a fully loaded truck + the tongue weight of the trailer, make sure that is not over 2012 lbs, then beyond that the trailer weight doesn't matter as long as it's not over 14000 lbs since that is my max tow weight of a travel trailer. If I took the safe route of 14% then the trailer would be much smaller than 14k anyway. I think I understand now.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Huntington Indiana
just to add a little Oh, oh...
my trailer has 2 weight tags. one inside an one outside.. both say its 7,500 pounds...
well its real weight is 8,300 Empty.. I was sure the Cat scale was wrong.. drove another 40 miles and had it weighted again.. yep.. 8,300 pounds (the same).
turns out the weight is for basic trailer... no batteries, no propane tanks.. maybe no bed.. or chairs... no television. ...BASIC....
to ADD. this is NOT true of all manufacturers ...some.
for me, its not an issue... as I have an "XL" 2 wheel drive.. with Tow and slide in camper options.
I can carry in bed 3,600, minus the 1,100 trailer tongue weight = ( 2,500 ). and tow 10,000.
my total rolling weight is 17,000 pounds.. truck/cargo/motorcycle/fuel/people/trailer.
truck numbers say I can do 19,000 pounds.
my trailer hitch is rated 12,500...
. but if I change the final gear set to 4.30.. I can add 2,000 pounds to towing.
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my trailer has 2 weight tags. one inside an one outside.. both say its 7,500 pounds...
well its real weight is 8,300 Empty.. I was sure the Cat scale was wrong.. drove another 40 miles and had it weighted again.. yep.. 8,300 pounds (the same).
turns out the weight is for basic trailer... no batteries, no propane tanks.. maybe no bed.. or chairs... no television. ...BASIC....
to ADD. this is NOT true of all manufacturers ...some.
for me, its not an issue... as I have an "XL" 2 wheel drive.. with Tow and slide in camper options.
I can carry in bed 3,600, minus the 1,100 trailer tongue weight = ( 2,500 ). and tow 10,000.
my total rolling weight is 17,000 pounds.. truck/cargo/motorcycle/fuel/people/trailer.
truck numbers say I can do 19,000 pounds.
my trailer hitch is rated 12,500...
. but if I change the final gear set to 4.30.. I can add 2,000 pounds to towing.
.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Oct 2014
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From: Washington
The answer you seek is in the owner's manual. Specifically page 192 of the second printing, and page 194 of the first printing.
The towing guide posted before assumes stock equipment, hence the 12500lb limit on trailer weight. That is the limit on the hitch receiver. Upgrade the hitch receiver to something that can support more, and you can tow more; up to the limit of the GCWR of 23500lbs for a diesel F250. And, yes, you should keep the total load on the truck including tongue weight, cargo, people, etc below the limit on that tire loading label. I should caveat that last statement with that is with the tires at 65PSI. The maximum pressure of a load range E tire is 80PSI. More pressure means greater load capacity.
The towing guide posted before assumes stock equipment, hence the 12500lb limit on trailer weight. That is the limit on the hitch receiver. Upgrade the hitch receiver to something that can support more, and you can tow more; up to the limit of the GCWR of 23500lbs for a diesel F250. And, yes, you should keep the total load on the truck including tongue weight, cargo, people, etc below the limit on that tire loading label. I should caveat that last statement with that is with the tires at 65PSI. The maximum pressure of a load range E tire is 80PSI. More pressure means greater load capacity.
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