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mtofell · 08-23-2017, 07:51 PM

IMO a 20% factor of safety isn't needed with RVs. Rest assured the engineers already have plenty of safety baked into the cake. That being said, you're going to be hard pressed to find a loaded up ready to camp 35' TT that can be pulled by a 1/2 ton truck full of people and gear that is within the ratings.

Payload is the biggest challenge. This is mostly limited by what is in the truck BEFORE hooking up the TT. People, firewood, coolers, etc. Only 10-12% of the weight that is put into the TT goes against truck payload while 100% of what goes in the truck is payload.

08-23-2017, 07:51 PM	#8
mtofell Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Oregon Posts: 247	IMO a 20% factor of safety isn't needed with RVs. Rest assured the engineers already have plenty of safety baked into the cake. That being said, you're going to be hard pressed to find a loaded up ready to camp 35' TT that can be pulled by a 1/2 ton truck full of people and gear that is within the ratings. Payload is the biggest challenge. This is mostly limited by what is in the truck BEFORE hooking up the TT. People, firewood, coolers, etc. Only 10-12% of the weight that is put into the TT goes against truck payload while 100% of what goes in the truck is payload.