Benn is correct. My answer was not so correct (senior moment!). Keep in
mind that it's possible to overload the truck and still be below the
combined gross weight. It's also possible to be over the combined gross
weight without over loading the truck.
Mike Brakel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:land-speed-
> bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Benn
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:23 PM
> To: BWANA343@aol.com; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Towing ( near LSR )
>
> There is a GCW (gross combined weight) as well as GVW for each hauling-
> type vehicle. The GCW will give you the max total mass including trailer,
load,
> passengers, and air in the cab. The GVW will give you the max allowed in
> the vehicle itself, including load, passengers, etc. So as you add load
> to the truck/towing vehicle, it must be reduced accordingly on the trailer
to
> avoid exceeding the GCW. You can NOT load up to the max on the GVW and
> then pretend the load isn't there when calculating the allowable trailer
> weight.
> Benn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:land-speed-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> BWANA343@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 11:41 AM
> To: land-speed@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?
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