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Trying to understand all the ins and outs of weights and towing. To stay legal do you add the stickered GVWR of the TV and GVR of the trailer and stay under the GCWR of the TV? For example, if you had a SRW F350 which has a GVWR of 11,500 and towing capacity of 15,900 and GCWR of 23.500...

Hi again, Dan, my Payload capacity, according to Ford is 3250. So I could handle the PW, it appears. But my GVWR is 10,000. I don't understand why Ford rates the payload so high if they know the curb weight is 7661 (mine is 8040 with fuel) according to their specs. That would make GVW...

Hi Dan, Thanks for the reply. So I have played with Fifth ST's calculator, but have been guessing at the trailer weights based on the yellow sticker on the door of a BH 3010BE. I am calculating at 14000 loaded trailer weight, and using 20% (2800) for PW and 11,200 for trailer. My GAWR is...

Hi, Am I understanding this correctly? My truck weighs 8040...Steer axle 4760...drive axle 3280....filled up with fuel. If I add 600 lbs for people and 250 for hitch,etc. does that mean I only have 1,110 left for hitch weight? All the RV brochures show hitch weights at 1800+, most in the...