I have a gooseneck trailer with 2 - 7,000 # axles which gives me a GVWR of 14,000 #s. My question is how you determine whether I have exceeded the GVWR. Here is my thoughts. I was hauling round bales and had 8 loaded on the trailer with the bales weighing approx. 1250 #s each or 10,000 #s total. My trailer weighs around 5000 #s, so if I add the weight of the trailer and bales I get 15,000 #s which exceeds the GVWR. I don't think this is correct since some of the weight is transferred to my pickup (F-250 PS). So, I weighed just my trailer axles and got 12,900 #s and weighed my pickup and got 10,100 #s. From my owners manaul, I think my GVWR of my pickup is around 15,000 #s. Based on this, I don't think my pickup or trailer where overloaded, agree?

Thanks, Chad

 

Now go back and weigh the truck empty. deduct that from the truck with trailer weight, and add the difference to your loaded trailer weight, and it will give you your total trailer weight.
You have a GCW of 20K #s that needs not be exceeded from the truck stand point.

 

7,000 pound axles.
so 14,000 pound total
Minus the trailer weight. 5,000. Leaves 9,000#'s.

I am learning here but isn't 12,900(only 9k available) just the axles, over weight for the trailer?