available pin weight
bgscott,
I have an '06 F-250 crew cab short bed super duty diesel.
If have posted results of my weights a couple of times here.
But here they are again
My data after getting weighed:
Truck: 7840# unhitched; 10,480# hitched for pin weight of 2640#
Trailer: 10,000# on axles when hitched; for total weight of 12,640#
4700# on back axle while on landing gear.
GCWR per owners manual is 23,000# so I am OK.
GVWR per sticker on door is 9800# so I am over by 640#
Would be another 100# with full fuel tank.
On my truck loaded with DW, 1/2 tank fuel, cats, tools, hitch etc. I have 1960# left available in GVWR (9800 minus 7840). I have a trailer pin weight of 2640#. So I am over GVWR. Unfortunately, I neglected to weigh individual axles. I suspect I am over GAWR for rear but not for front.
truknutt is right, but he didn't say that you can find the "vehicle Safety Compliance Certification Label" which is located on the drivers side door post. Same place as the recommended tire inflations. That is where the GVWR and GAWR's listed above came from.
Biggest thing to remember is that your actual pin weight will be considerably more than "advertised" since you will undoubtedly load the trailer with "stuff". I personally did not have problems with the GCWR which is the total allowed weight of the hitch up (23,000# in my case), I only had problems with the weight on the rear axle.