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Old 12-30-2016, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by msgtord
Make sure you weigh. My truck with a 6800 pound gvwr and payload of 1745 weighed 5140 pounds at the Cat scale. It has a roll up tonneau cover, fire extinguishers and small items in the door pockets.

I have a tool box with emergency supplies, floor jack, impact wrench, etc. It's heavy. I had taken it out as I was helping a family member move.

My previous truck was a F250 with a 2900 pound payload. I never concerned myself with tongue weight.

Now I'm back to working the numbers before I buy a new trailer. Hopefully I can find something light enough that's bigger than a pop up!
Seems okay. If you kept your tongue weight around 800 lbs it leaves you a decent amount of weight for people. Just use the trailer payload more then items in your truck, and pack it evenly. 800lb tounge weight on a travel trailer is actually a large trailer.




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