Sweetee
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- Jul 14, 2012
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- Location
- Wisconsin
- Ram Year
- 2017 Ram Laramie CC 4x4
- Engine
- 3.6 Pentastar
Having a '17 Laramie 4x4 CC with 3.6 and an enclosed cargo trailer, I have some confusion about weights. Hopefully, one of you can help me understand.
My GCWR is 12,900 lbs. My truck weighs 5171 and I estimate my topper weighs in at about 200 lbs. Add in 225 for me and another 100 lbs for misc, I come up with approx. 5700 lbs. This is well below my GVWR of 6800 lbs. My cargo trailer weighs 2250 with spare tire and rim and misc. gear. The trailer is licensed at 6000 lbs. I know I should put 10% (600 lbs.) on the tongue. This puts the truck at 6300 lbs. My question is the following. Since 600 lbs. of the 6000 from the trailer goes to the truck, if I weigh just my trailer while it is attached to the truck and it weighs 6000 lbs., is my trailer legal? If the trailer is unhitched from the truck and the wheels and the jack are on the scare, it would register 6600 lbs. However, if it is attached to the truck and only the trailer wheels are on the scale, it would only weigh 6000 lbs. Not that I would ever want to pull that much weight, I am intrigued by the question.
So, my final question is can I put 3750 in my trailer or can I put 4350 in it and be legal with my 6000 lb. plate?
My GCWR is 12,900 lbs. My truck weighs 5171 and I estimate my topper weighs in at about 200 lbs. Add in 225 for me and another 100 lbs for misc, I come up with approx. 5700 lbs. This is well below my GVWR of 6800 lbs. My cargo trailer weighs 2250 with spare tire and rim and misc. gear. The trailer is licensed at 6000 lbs. I know I should put 10% (600 lbs.) on the tongue. This puts the truck at 6300 lbs. My question is the following. Since 600 lbs. of the 6000 from the trailer goes to the truck, if I weigh just my trailer while it is attached to the truck and it weighs 6000 lbs., is my trailer legal? If the trailer is unhitched from the truck and the wheels and the jack are on the scare, it would register 6600 lbs. However, if it is attached to the truck and only the trailer wheels are on the scale, it would only weigh 6000 lbs. Not that I would ever want to pull that much weight, I am intrigued by the question.
So, my final question is can I put 3750 in my trailer or can I put 4350 in it and be legal with my 6000 lb. plate?