Re: Towing trucks
Quote from John: "the GVWR - the (true) dry weight"
Sorry to argue the point John, but GVWR is NOT the "true dry weight". GVWR stands for GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING. It is what the trailer, or vehicle, is RATED to safely carry or weigh.
For example, all my Sunset Creek trailers have 5,200 axles under them. That adds up to 10,400 lb. of carrying and braking capacity. Sunnybrook states the GVWR is 10,000 on each and every Sunset Creek floorplan. The 25' that is on my lot, weighs in at 5,856. The heaviest Sunset Creek, on my lot, is 7,004 lb. There is no way you will load any of these to the max. capacity of the axles.
I do realize you will put clothes, food, etc. in a trailer, and add to the weight. The average person will not put in more than 500lb. of such. (I am not figuring in the weight of water.) A full timer and MH owner might do more, but the average weekender will not.
I really wish you would not tell people that their trailer weights what ever the GVWR is. A properly equipped 1/2 ton, rated to tow 7,500 - 9,000lb, will tow that 25', but if someone thinks it weights 10,000lb, they will walk.