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GCWR(Gross combined weight rating) is the total weight of everything........... truck + trailer and everything loaded into bothIt seems like what is being said by you has a discrepancy with what was said earlier in the thread by RonD
Are you saying that WITH this particular trailer weight (being that it is accurate) i then have an ADDITIONAL 2900 Lbs left to hit maximum load OR is it that I have ~3,000 Lbs for trailer and load as stated by RonD ("to be at or under 7,000Lbs)
Just want to make sure I get this clear.
Also, for those who might not have seen the specs for a manual transmission -- the Towing capacity is less than that of an Automatic (I forget exactly by how much but that is in the Specs provided by RonD above)
Also, yes. I am in Vermont. And even if it wasn't required I have brakes... I would likely want them because that gives me another sense of security god-forbid. And weight distribution hitch is also a smart idea (considering these additionals don't tax on more weight)
If you pulled the vehicle and trailer on to a scale the weight you would see would be the Gross Combined weight, and legally it should be under the GCWR for that model vehicle
If your models curb weight is 3,600lbs and trailer(empty) weighs 1,400lbs that's 5,000lbs
If GCWR for your model is 7,000lbs
Then 7,000 - 5,000 = 2,000lbs left for driver, passengers and cargo
If trailer(empty) weighs 2,400lbs then truck and trailer weigh 6,000lbs(3,600 + 2,400)
7,000 - 6,000 = 1,000lbs left for driver, passengers and cargo
GCWR number is the total weight allowed for your model, and it mostly has to do with braking but it also assumes trailer brakes are always used on any trailer over 1,500lbs total weight
Yes, automatic transmissions are stronger than manual transmissions on the same model vehicles so will always have a higher GCWR and tow weight rating, its just Physics
And no.............it has never been related to drivers ability, ever,
M5OD-R1, Ranger manual trans, is rated at 330ft/lb torque
4R44E automatic is rated at 440ft/lb, thats what the 44 means, so same for 5R44E
4R55E is rated at 550ft/lb, same for 5R55E
Just Physics, nothing personal, lol
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