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Originally Posted by Cobrar05
Here is the trailer I am buying and Ive been offered the attached dually at a good price.
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Much, much better.
If the dually is a 2005-up, it has 23,000 GCWR and 13,000 GVWR. It will probably weigh around 8,500 ready for the road, so that leaves 14,500 for gross trailer weight and 4,500 for hitch weight. That's plenty for your 14k trailer.
If it's a '99-'04, then it will be borderline. Plenty of GVWR, but 20,000 pounds GCWR means you'll struggle up steep mountain passes unless you hot-rod the engine with gauges and a towing tune. But if you emulate mine with gauges, intake, exhaust and DP-Tuner 60-tow tune, then you'll love it.
Don't listen to those that tell you to ignore the weight ratings of tow vehicles. The engineers that developed those ratings are bright guys that know their business. Yes, you can use "seat of the pants" impressions to give you an idea of how you're doing, but the CAT scale is your best friend if you wish to keep you and yours safe on the road. Just because others overload their tow vehicles doesn't make it a good idea.
