(September 16, 2021 at 7:19 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(September 16, 2021 at 6:53 pm)Fireball Wrote: I may be exceeding the manufacturer's maximum towing capacity when towing my 6000 pound travel trailer. I'll have to go weigh it and find out. If it exceeds the specifications, that'll mean an $80k new truck. I guess I'll just drive it slowly...
Will the trailer weigh less if you drive slower?
The issue is that the truck is (potentially) overloaded. I already keep as much following distance as I can, which is a real challenge on California roads and the entitled sacks of excrement who swerve all over the place. We have a dash cam for when the eventual duck and swerve scamster cuts us off and gets fricasseed to a bloody puddle under our truck. It's 3/4 ton Chevy with a big block 400 cubic inch engine and enough accessories that it's pushing 6k pounds. Needs to be weighed before a decision is made. I don't have $80k to drop on a truck. I'll probably end up renting a truck when we go camping. There is no way I'm ever going to camp enough for a rental truck's cost to come anywhere close to the cost of a new truck.
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