eldirector
Grandmaster
In any case, one needs to pay actual attention to the real payload and real towing load. It adds up.
Real world example:
- My trailer weighs approx. 1200#
- my Jeep weighs approx. 4500# "wet" (full of fuel, and all normal accessories)
- so, total trailer weight of 5700#
- tongue weight is around 570# if I load it right (10%)
- add in tools, water (I carry about 10 gallons with me for various reasons), camping stuff, cooler, etc... for another 250# plus
- add in my, my wife, kiddo, and any other random crap for XXXX# (weight withheld in case my wife sees this)
Trailer weight = 5700#
Payload weight = around 1000-1200# (tongue weight plus stuff)
My old 1500 series had a max payload of 1600# and max trailer of 7900#. So, I was well withing capacity, but somewhere around the 75%. You could DEFINITELY tell. Lots of downshifting to maintain speed. Hard stops made you pucker. You could really feel the trailer back there.
My current 2500 series has a max payload of 3200# and a max trailer of 14,000#. I'm now 1/2 of max payload and towing. It is easy to forget the trailer is back there. I regularly cruise in overdrive, and I'm more worried about my load shifting in a panic stop that actually stopping in time.
Real world example:
- My trailer weighs approx. 1200#
- my Jeep weighs approx. 4500# "wet" (full of fuel, and all normal accessories)
- so, total trailer weight of 5700#
- tongue weight is around 570# if I load it right (10%)
- add in tools, water (I carry about 10 gallons with me for various reasons), camping stuff, cooler, etc... for another 250# plus
- add in my, my wife, kiddo, and any other random crap for XXXX# (weight withheld in case my wife sees this)
Trailer weight = 5700#
Payload weight = around 1000-1200# (tongue weight plus stuff)
My old 1500 series had a max payload of 1600# and max trailer of 7900#. So, I was well withing capacity, but somewhere around the 75%. You could DEFINITELY tell. Lots of downshifting to maintain speed. Hard stops made you pucker. You could really feel the trailer back there.
My current 2500 series has a max payload of 3200# and a max trailer of 14,000#. I'm now 1/2 of max payload and towing. It is easy to forget the trailer is back there. I regularly cruise in overdrive, and I'm more worried about my load shifting in a panic stop that actually stopping in time.