Is this trailer too much for this setup
08-10-2013, 12:25 AM
#1
Is this trailer too much for this setup
First time pulling a trailer.Have a 2012 Screw Eco with max towing package. GVWR 7650 , 1629 payload. Have a chance to buy a 05 Cherokee 27L TT GVW10850 with an empty weight of I think 6800 lbs comes with an equalizer hitch.truck is a short box with 11300 towing rating. Too much for this truck?
08-10-2013, 12:56 AM
#2
Senior Member
You might run out of payload.
I have 1520 lbs payload with a +- 6200 lb TT.
I am usually within 200 lbs of the payload. That is not much cushion - no, that is really no cushion at all.
From 1629 subtract;
you
the wifee or GF
tools
parts
dogs
firewood
chairs
bikes
the hitch
the tongue weight of the GVWR for the TT which could be as high as 12% of 10850 which is 1302 lbs
and everything else you want to carry in the truck
I packed heavy for a long weekend and I was 150 lbs over the GVWR with the TT hitched up. Not cool if things go sideways on the road.
I am going to the dealer tomorrow to discuss ordering an F350 with almost 4,000 lbs payload for the TT we are going to buy.
I have 1520 lbs payload with a +- 6200 lb TT.
I am usually within 200 lbs of the payload. That is not much cushion - no, that is really no cushion at all.
From 1629 subtract;
you
the wifee or GF
tools
parts
dogs
firewood
chairs
bikes
the hitch
the tongue weight of the GVWR for the TT which could be as high as 12% of 10850 which is 1302 lbs
and everything else you want to carry in the truck
I packed heavy for a long weekend and I was 150 lbs over the GVWR with the TT hitched up. Not cool if things go sideways on the road.
I am going to the dealer tomorrow to discuss ordering an F350 with almost 4,000 lbs payload for the TT we are going to buy.
Last edited by Twisty; 08-10-2013 at 12:59 AM.