Irish Kid

I am leary but here goes: I have about 250lbs of payload left on truck after subtracting all the necessities, ie tongue cargo passengers etc; however I can haul 900 lbs of cargo inside trailer(all tanks are empty with exception of propane so I would be down some off the 900. Should I put all cargo inside trailer and leave truck bed empty or half and half.Trying to get a smoother ride.
Now here is the dumb part: does the trailer cargo count against truck payload or just the tongue weight. Don't beat me up too bad for that question. I need just advice on the weight distribution nothing else, at least this time

jcfunday

rule to thumb is to 1) evenly distribute the weight load.2) put the heavier stuff in the truck bed and closer to the truck for the trailer.

Meathead

iTrader: (2)

Put the weight in the trailer, just make sure the trailer is loaded correctly and not too tail heavy.

11screw50

Lets see, weight in the bed of the truck, close to the cab is going to count against payload at 100% of the weight. Weight in the trailer counts against payload at ~10-15%. (maybe a little more or less depending on where it is loaded in the trailer but still, less than 100%).

Ricktwuhk

Your 250 lbs of Payload in the truck is your safety margin. Use none of it.

Anything you put in the trailer impacts only the tongue weight, hence the 13% math.

Ricktwuhk

Could not be more incorrect.

Dirttracker18

I always use the trailer if at all possible for the fact that even right up front you are only talking about adding about 15% of the actual weight to your payload.

This is of course assuming you have payload left in the trailer

HOWEVER!

Be very aware of placement of that extra weight. I used to prefer to carry my extra water jugs in my trailer and liked to put them in the shower/tub area in case of a leak. When I got my new trailer I found that it was too far back and made the trailer a little tongue light and thus had a tendency for sway at high speed with the slightest of wind or passing of a big truck.

I made a stop and moved some weight towards the front and it was immediately corrected.

Good luck and drive safe