Is this enough truck?
03-28-2017, 01:54 PM
#11
Just make sure as others have stated that you have a WD Hitch setup (required over 5k per my owner's manual) with some sort of sway control provision. I routinely tow 7k (up to 9k+ on occasion) with my 2016 Screw 3.5EB, max tow, 3.55s, (only 6 speeds), yada yada but since it's a tractor on an equipment trailer I don't use any sway control whereas with a camper being higher profile you'll want it especially in crosswinds. Put it on tow/haul mode and let the tranny do it's thing. The EB (and rest of the truck) will handle it like a boss...
03-28-2017, 01:58 PM
#12
LOL...keep in mind some of them actually do speak from experience...not necessarily from having wrecks with body bags involved but from the CDL side with inspections and tickets. Not likely with Joe Blow towing a camper but should the worst happen you probably will get picked apart by the authorities, insurance companies, lawyers, etc. Better to just invest a few more bucks and extra time to do it right.
03-28-2017, 05:38 PM
#13
Senior Member
I hear you but where I live the only safety inspection that take place (normally on Long Weekend) are done by the police with ministry of transportation and they do not weigh you. The only inspections that they do is look for unsafe loads and incorrectly attached trailers. In my 40 years of trailer hauling I have only been inspected twice and the inspection took them less than one minute. There main concern is not the weight as much as it is how it is connected and that the trailer is not dragging the truck down.
Last summer I had to get 6000lbs of landscaping block, I put 2000lbs in my truck and the remainder in my utility trailer. Was I overloaded (hell yes), by about 800lbs, with the Timbren's in my truck the backend stayed level. On the 45 minute drive home I passed two cops and one ministry inspector with a second look. And no I did not loaded the landscaping block into the truck with a loader 5' high.
My point is, if these trucks are properly equipped and upgraded then they are very capable of overloading by 600lbs to 800lbs safely.
As for law suites and other things you stated, first they police would have to determine that the accident was caused by an overloaded vehicle (would be next to impossible to prove unless you were grossly overloaded). Second, insurance here in Ontario they will still cover it. And third, here in Canada we are not lawsuit happy and can not file a suite for the hell of it.
So now I'm sure this is going to bring on the payload ****'s.
Last summer I had to get 6000lbs of landscaping block, I put 2000lbs in my truck and the remainder in my utility trailer. Was I overloaded (hell yes), by about 800lbs, with the Timbren's in my truck the backend stayed level. On the 45 minute drive home I passed two cops and one ministry inspector with a second look. And no I did not loaded the landscaping block into the truck with a loader 5' high.
My point is, if these trucks are properly equipped and upgraded then they are very capable of overloading by 600lbs to 800lbs safely.
As for law suites and other things you stated, first they police would have to determine that the accident was caused by an overloaded vehicle (would be next to impossible to prove unless you were grossly overloaded). Second, insurance here in Ontario they will still cover it. And third, here in Canada we are not lawsuit happy and can not file a suite for the hell of it.
So now I'm sure this is going to bring on the payload ****'s.
03-28-2017, 10:13 PM
#14
This doesn't seem right at all. But your post exactly matches what the manufacturer says, they screwed up.
"GVWR - 6,900 lbs.
Dry Weight - 6,450 lbs."
They give you 550lbs for battery, water, cargo, & propane? There is a typo here some where as dry weight is as is shipped from factory without those items. Yes it doesn't come from the factory with even the empty propane tanks.
"GVWR - 6,900 lbs.
Dry Weight - 6,450 lbs."
They give you 550lbs for battery, water, cargo, & propane? There is a typo here some where as dry weight is as is shipped from factory without those items. Yes it doesn't come from the factory with even the empty propane tanks.