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Originally Posted by LTS0307
I have numerous different places telling me that this truck can haul up to 14,700. If I am doing my math correct. Dry weight for my 5er if 9,875# with a carrying capacity of 2250. Those numbers together give me 12,125. That allows me to have 2,575 pounds left to play with for bed supplies, people weight, and my 65 pound dog.
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Your combining what your rig can haul with what your rig can carry. Theses are two different things.
My truck can haul 24000pds and carry 5925pds. I cannot load 20000pds in the back of my truck and haul a trailer 4000pds! I will destroy my truck and an accident could be in trouble depending on the lawyer on the other side.
Now I could haul a 24000pd trailer which would have a pin weight around 3600pds giving me 1300pds for me and any extras in the truck. Would I do it? Not a chance! My reason is based on experience which includes towing way over my TV's limits! From my experience towing a trailer near or over 80% of the max tow weight is no fun. I find the feeling of pushed, pulled and sway caused by the trailer stressful! My ability to control an emergency situation with such setup limited and the anxiety already in place would make such a situation more dangerous!
That is me though, every other person is different. My advice based on been there, done that is your in for a rough ride if it was me behind the wheel.
You will hear the term weight police and I have another term which is "law does not matter police" these are the guys who feel the more people on the road over the limit makes it ok.