Re: OT - trailer weight capacity

Posted by paul on December 13, 2004 at 23:10:22 from (209.23.145.42):

In Reply to: OT - trailer weight capacity posted by aFORDable on December 13, 2004 at 18:53:52:

Each axle can handle it rated weight. So, each
axle can carry 7000, or 2 can handle 14,000.

as others say, the whole trailer likely will have
less carry capacty than the axles - esp with
such a stout axle. The tires, hitch, and so on
each have their own rating, and the trailer will
be rated to the lowest item.

Also, the weight of the trailer counts against
you, so you can't carry a load weighing the
rated weight - your total weight includes the
weight of the trailer. You likely know that, but
the wording of your question left it open... ;)

On the other hand, I hear you can combine the
tounge weight rating & the axle rating to get
the total weight. For example, if you have (2)
3000# axles and the trailer hitch is rated for
500# weight, the trailer can be rated for 6500#.
I'm not smart enough to know if that really is
true.....

--->Paul

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