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Old 02-23-2015, 07:53 AM   #2
sourdough
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to the forum! I know upgrading is exciting and the possibilities are endless.

Not to dampen your spirit but be sure and check out the weights; Trailer dry weight and carry weight = gvw. On the 272bhs that's over 7500lbs. Max trlr for your truck is 6300lbs. GCVWR (truck + trailer) for your truck looks like 11700lbs. Your truck GVWR is 6800 with a payload of 1620. GVW of truck + GVW of trailer = GCVW. 7500 (trlr) + 6800 (truck) = 14300 vs the max GCVW allowed for your truck of 11700. As these numbers illustrate the trailer exceeds you maximum tow rating and the truck/trailer combo exceeds your trucks GCVW rating at GVW. You can pack light but the dry weight of your truck is over 5200 + dry hitch of 540 = 5740 + dry trailer of 5030 = 10770. To that no matter what you have to add hitch weight (100), propane (70), battery (50) and people (mom,dad,kids = 400?) = 620. 10,770 + 620 = 11390 vs maximum GCVWR for truck of 11,700. All of this is for your consideration - not criticizing in case you had not seen some of the numbers.

All to say that if you load up, which you will do over time (all that new space will be inviting ) you can easily exceed your trucks capacity. Have you looked at the 243bhs? It looks almost identical but saves several hundred pounds in dry weight and carrying capacity. If you go with the 272bhs get a good WDH, load both truck and trailer lightly as you are used to and drive carefully. Most importantly.....go have a ton of fun and make lots of great memories......safely
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