Frenchy
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- Chris
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And perhaps you havent vonsidered the fact of the gross weight of a trailer? As long as that wont exceed the amount certified for the tow vehicle and if the person does not overload the trailer(easy to do) and load it correctly they will be fineI will have to disagree with this advice. While it is technically correct, it is impossible to follow. The OP is looking for a trailer to buy. There is simply no way to load up a trailer one does not have and weigh it. This is one of the reasons for these fudge factors. You need to buy a trailer that is light enough so after you load it up you won't be over the tow weight limit.
The other reason for fudge factors is the driving experience. A truck that is pulling its max weight is not going to be fun to drive. That is one reason OTR truck drivers get paid to drive. (The other is the tight schedules they have to make.) You don't want to be driving a truck that is stressful to drive when you are on vacation.
I see this so many times on RV sites. Someone asks how much trailer can he buy, and someone else will reply "weigh it on a CAT scales when fully loaded". You just can't load up a trailer you don't have and weigh it. That would be like test driving your new truck design before you build it...
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