Start with the Combined Gross Vehicle Weight Rating for your truck. The manufacturer will give you this #. It's should be on a plate on the truck.
As an example: I drive a 3/4 ton Dodge with a 5.9 Cummins. Dodge rates it at about 21K CGVWR, this it the total weight of the truck, trailer and cargo. I tow a 25' gooseneck with a GVWR of 14K My truck weighs about 7K, the trailer about 5K That means I can legally tow about 9,000 pounds,(21k-7k-5k=9k). I chose to go with a 2-single wheel axles. Going with dual tandem axles would not have helped me.
In TX that is the 1st thing DOT will look at. They have eliminated all the 1 ton trucks dragging 15K back hoes around on 20K rated trailers, used to be common.
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