coupler rating?
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Cross-Country
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It's not the $100 coupler, it's the principle! Am I out of line expecting dealer or mfr to make it right?
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Definitely not out of line. They shouldn't be able to legally rate it for 14k if the major components are not even rated for that. It might as well have 6k axles on it if the coupler is only rated for 12,500lbs.
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Laughing Gas
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I've talked to DOT and he emphasized that every component has to be rated for the load, the lightest rated component limits the whole load. You do not have a 14k trailer, you have a 12.5k trailer. Have the dealer fix it.
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There's a reason that topics like these are dominated by people talking about rules and legality or speculating about engineering instead of anecdotal stories about people breaking 5k couplers and ***** and whatnot hauling 6k. Yeah you can probably have the dealer "fix" it if you raise the issue but I personally wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
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The coupler rating should match or exceed the GVWR of the trailer. This is kind of a swing and a miss on the part of the manufacturer.
that said ….
that looks like a bulldog coupler …. You ain’t gonna break it.
that said ….
that looks like a bulldog coupler …. You ain’t gonna break it.
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Yeah I would agree with everything here. It SHOULD match or exceed the GVWR of the trailer, and it being marked at 12,500 means the trailer SHOULD be rated 12,500. BUT that type of coupler is pretty darn bulletproof, and I've seen 10k car haulers with that coupler loaded up so heavy the tires were rubbing the fenders on every bump, and the coupler didn't even blink.
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Emailed the dealer...
At 1st they said it was a 25k coupler!
I replied with the link to the coupler and they replied "IM SORRY, I HAD TO LOOK AGAIN IT SAYS 12,500 TOWING CAPACITY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO THE DEDUCT THE TRAILER WEIGHT "
Title shows 3k trailer weight.
14k-3k=12.5k.
Are they correct?
At 1st they said it was a 25k coupler!
I replied with the link to the coupler and they replied "IM SORRY, I HAD TO LOOK AGAIN IT SAYS 12,500 TOWING CAPACITY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO THE DEDUCT THE TRAILER WEIGHT "
Title shows 3k trailer weight.
14k-3k=12.5k.
Are they correct?
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 837
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From: NE OK
Emailed the dealer...
At 1st they said it was a 25k coupler!
I replied with the link to the coupler and they replied "IM SORRY, I HAD TO LOOK AGAIN IT SAYS 12,500 TOWING CAPACITY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO THE DEDUCT THE TRAILER WEIGHT "
Title shows 3k trailer weight.
14k-3k=12.5k.
Are they correct?
At 1st they said it was a 25k coupler!
I replied with the link to the coupler and they replied "IM SORRY, I HAD TO LOOK AGAIN IT SAYS 12,500 TOWING CAPACITY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO THE DEDUCT THE TRAILER WEIGHT "
Title shows 3k trailer weight.
14k-3k=12.5k.
Are they correct?