[Land-speed] Towing ( near LSR )

[Mike Brakel]

It's both, weight carried on the tow vehicle and towed trailer weight.

Tires may be the limiting safety factor.  My 2010 F250 Crew Cab has a "tire
load data" sticker on the door frame along with the gross vehicle weight
rating sticker.  According to the tire sticker my truck's maximum carry
capacity is 2,009 lbs.  Look through your manual for an explanation of the
GVWR.

There will also be a limit to the weight you can tow.  Look for a trailer
towing table in your manual.  Among other factors, trailer weight limits
will be based on type of truck (i.e.: F250, F350), axle ration, etc.  My
manual says I can tow 10,659 lbs, maximum.

So you can see if I have 1,500 lb tongue weight I can only add 509 lbs to
the truck and my trailer can't weigh more than 10,659 lbs.

Mike Brakel
80 Theory
ECTA:  MPS-G 1650/4  215.500 MPH 
LTA:  MPS-G 3000/4  225.300 MPH 
SCTA:  MPS-G 1650  218.023 MPH




> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:land-speed-
> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of BWANA343 at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:41 PM
> To: land-speed at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Land-speed] Towing ( near LSR )
> 
> I already posted this on a new Landracing Forum, but wanted everybody to
> see it.....Thanks !
> 
> Does anybody have a grip on what the actual realistic capacity for both
> towing AND carrying passengers/gear on/in a Crew type pick up or Suburban
> type rig? All the manufacturer ads tout towing capacity and also
passengers
> and  gear, but not specifically if you could actually load up both to
those
> claims.
> An extreme example would be a six passenger crew cab, loaded bed, and
> whatever the maximum advertised towing capacity. Tongue weight is
> recommended like around 10%, so some of the biggest tow capacities
> around 16K would suggest 1600 lbs on the tongue. If it's a crew, that's
six @
> over 150 lbs  @, and the actual rolling towed trailer. That's 2500 lbs,
plus,
> carried and  a lot of rolling pull. I'd assume it's either passengers and
stuff, or
> the tow, not both.
> Whaddya you think?