Towing capacity
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Ok, so based on the above numbers:
GCWR = 16000
GVWR = 7050
Payload = 1969
Weight of original vehicle at rest = GVWR - Payload = 7050 - 1969 = 5081
Weight of towable trailer assuming max tow rating = GCWR - (weight of vehicle + 150 driver) = 16000 - (5081 + 150) = 16000 - 5231 = 10769
So, 10769 is the theoretical maximum that some marketing mumbo jumbo is going to claim is possible, but in reality, is completely impossible.
This is how you figure out what you can really tow and be in the numbers:
1) Throw some stuff in the truck you think you'd take camping, BBQ, firewood, family, etc..., fill up the tank and go hit a set of scales.
2) Take the number you get from the scales, and add 100 to it (assumed for a weight distributing hitch).
3) Take the GVWR and subtract the number you get from step 2. This is the amount of available payload you have, i.e. how much more your truck can carry.
4) Take the GCWR and subtract the number you get from step 2. This is how much extra your truck can pull.
5) You want a bumper pull to be around 12-15% of it's weight on the tongue, so take the number you get from step 3, and divide by 0.15 (to error to the large numbers.). This is how much you can tow, at an ideal tongue weight.
Which ever is the smaller of Step 4 and Step 5 is what you should be towing. Hint, it's going to be step 5. It's almost always step 5.
All that said though, with the numbers you've got and your plan for a 3k-ish dry weight trailer, you should be fine, unless you're excessively loading the truck.
GCWR = 16000
GVWR = 7050
Payload = 1969
Weight of original vehicle at rest = GVWR - Payload = 7050 - 1969 = 5081
Weight of towable trailer assuming max tow rating = GCWR - (weight of vehicle + 150 driver) = 16000 - (5081 + 150) = 16000 - 5231 = 10769
So, 10769 is the theoretical maximum that some marketing mumbo jumbo is going to claim is possible, but in reality, is completely impossible.
This is how you figure out what you can really tow and be in the numbers:
1) Throw some stuff in the truck you think you'd take camping, BBQ, firewood, family, etc..., fill up the tank and go hit a set of scales.
2) Take the number you get from the scales, and add 100 to it (assumed for a weight distributing hitch).
3) Take the GVWR and subtract the number you get from step 2. This is the amount of available payload you have, i.e. how much more your truck can carry.
4) Take the GCWR and subtract the number you get from step 2. This is how much extra your truck can pull.
5) You want a bumper pull to be around 12-15% of it's weight on the tongue, so take the number you get from step 3, and divide by 0.15 (to error to the large numbers.). This is how much you can tow, at an ideal tongue weight.
Which ever is the smaller of Step 4 and Step 5 is what you should be towing. Hint, it's going to be step 5. It's almost always step 5.
All that said though, with the numbers you've got and your plan for a 3k-ish dry weight trailer, you should be fine, unless you're excessively loading the truck.
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Ok, so based on the above numbers:
GCWR = 16000
GVWR = 7050
Payload = 1969
Weight of original vehicle at rest = GVWR - Payload = 7050 - 1969 = 5081
Weight of towable trailer assuming max tow rating = GCWR - (weight of vehicle + 150 driver) = 16000 - (5081 + 150) = 16000 - 5231 = 10769
So, 10769 is the theoretical maximum that some marketing mumbo jumbo is going to claim is possible, but in reality, is completely impossible.
This is how you figure out what you can really tow and be in the numbers:
1) Throw some stuff in the truck you think you'd take camping, BBQ, firewood, family, etc..., fill up the tank and go hit a set of scales.
2) Take the number you get from the scales, and add 100 to it (assumed for a weight distributing hitch).
3) Take the GVWR and subtract the number you get from step 2. This is the amount of available payload you have, i.e. how much more your truck can carry.
4) Take the GCWR and subtract the number you get from step 2. This is how much extra your truck can pull.
5) You want a bumper pull to be around 12-15% of it's weight on the tongue, so take the number you get from step 3, and divide by 0.15 (to error to the large numbers.). This is how much you can tow, at an ideal tongue weight.
Which ever is the smaller of Step 4 and Step 5 is what you should be towing. Hint, it's going to be step 5. It's almost always step 5.
All that said though, with the numbers you've got and your plan for a 3k-ish dry weight trailer, you should be fine, unless you're excessively loading the truck.
GCWR = 16000
GVWR = 7050
Payload = 1969
Weight of original vehicle at rest = GVWR - Payload = 7050 - 1969 = 5081
Weight of towable trailer assuming max tow rating = GCWR - (weight of vehicle + 150 driver) = 16000 - (5081 + 150) = 16000 - 5231 = 10769
So, 10769 is the theoretical maximum that some marketing mumbo jumbo is going to claim is possible, but in reality, is completely impossible.
This is how you figure out what you can really tow and be in the numbers:
1) Throw some stuff in the truck you think you'd take camping, BBQ, firewood, family, etc..., fill up the tank and go hit a set of scales.
2) Take the number you get from the scales, and add 100 to it (assumed for a weight distributing hitch).
3) Take the GVWR and subtract the number you get from step 2. This is the amount of available payload you have, i.e. how much more your truck can carry.
4) Take the GCWR and subtract the number you get from step 2. This is how much extra your truck can pull.
5) You want a bumper pull to be around 12-15% of it's weight on the tongue, so take the number you get from step 3, and divide by 0.15 (to error to the large numbers.). This is how much you can tow, at an ideal tongue weight.
Which ever is the smaller of Step 4 and Step 5 is what you should be towing. Hint, it's going to be step 5. It's almost always step 5.
All that said though, with the numbers you've got and your plan for a 3k-ish dry weight trailer, you should be fine, unless you're excessively loading the truck.
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The 7k trailer as you indicated would be within the towing capacity.
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Hey Kirk! If you're still looking for more information in regarding this topic, I found this post useful! It wont let me link the page, but just copy and paste!
https://towingpeaceofmind.com/forums...-tow-capacity/
https://towingpeaceofmind.com/forums...-tow-capacity/
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