The GVW (GVWR) tells you what you need to know --- so just add the trailer weight to the weight of whatever you propose to haul.... If the trailer is 2000 pounds -- then you can haul up to a 5000 pound "vehicle". The GVW rating on the EBY trailer was 7000 lbs.
The GCWR rating is the COMBINED weight of your tow vehicle and the trailer and load... and you can get a ticket for exceeding this rate. The rate should be on the vehicle (tow rig) or in the owners manual...
I got pulled over once because the jackass CHP thought I was a "professional speeder" (due to having a CB - radar detector etc) and then tried to write me up for being over GCWR. Fortunately I wasn't having any of his nonsense and knew more about it than he did and could show the DH the numbers.
Last edited by GregWeld; 02-24-2012 at 03:51 PM.
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