How much weight can you haul with the sportchassies????????????

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  1. truckman29801

    truckman29801 Medium Load Member

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    Depends on what the trailer can carry, tires, axle set up. many variables
     
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  3. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Just for example....

    Truck GVWR 13,000
    Trailer GVWR 20000
    = 33,000 total GCVWR
    - 12500 the scale wt of truck & trailer
    = 20,500 The gross max wt of cargo

    However, you gotta keep in mind that you will have to have that wt juuuust right... cause you can only put 20,000 on the trailer axles. Thats minus the wt of the trailer itself. My 40' was about 7,000 so, lets say your trailer is at 6,000. You can only put 14,000 of cargo wt on your trailer axles. If you know how to load it, you can load your product on the trailer but shift 6,500 lb of that 20,000 lb so that your truck is carrying that wt.
    The idea here is the same thing as sliding the axles on a big truck, but your shifting cargo around in this situation. Just load a little extra all the way to the front & let the truck tote some of that wt.

    Unless you know what your doing, I wouldn't advise you to put much more that about 12,000 lb on a trailer rated at 20,000.
     
  4. Gonzo1300

    Gonzo1300 Light Load Member

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    No air breaks. Fueled it up today and went to the pilot down the road with me and fuel fuel it was 14,127lbs
     
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