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Towing Basics

GCVW

Gross Combined Vehicle Weight (GCVW) is the entire combined weight of a fully loaded vehicle, includes payload, passengers and everything in tow.

GVW

Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) is the entire weight of a fully loaded vehicle, including the payload and the Passengers, but excludes all towing.

GTW

Gross Trailer Weight (GTW) is the entire weight of the trailer plus all of the cargo in it.

CURB WEIGHT

The weight of a vehicle without passengers or cargo, but includes all fuel, fluids and standard equipment.

AXLE RATIO

The ratio between the revolutions per minute of the driveshaft and the rear axle. In general, a higher number offers more towing power; a lower number offers better engine efficiency.

How does axle ratio affect my towing and payload capability? (Applies to chassis cabs and pick ups only.) Generally, a higher axle ratio gives you more towing power and faster acceleration, while a lower axle ratio gives you better engine efficiency and quieter running.

The axle ratio describes the connection between the driveshaft revolutions per minute and the rear axle's revolutions per minute. For example, an axle ratio of 4.1:1 means the small pinion gear at the end of the driveshaft must be in rotation 4.1 times for every single rotation of the rear axle.

Finding your optimal axle ratio will be a compromise. You want a ratio that will give you strong towing power without hindering your non-towing performance too seriously. By deciding how much weight you will be towing and how often you will be towing it, you will be able to find a ratio that will boost both power and engine efficiency.

TRAILER TONGUE WEIGHT

The downward force exerted on the hitch ball by the trailer coupler. In most cases, it should fall between 10 to 25 percent of GTW. Trailer tongue weight must be accounted for in total payload.

Common Weights

BUILDING MATERIALS

Plywood: 3 pounds / square foot per inch of thickness

Gravel: 3,400 pounds / yard

Cement mix: 80 pounds / bag

Mulch: 500 pounds / yard

Sand: 2,600 pounds / yard

Pavers: 3,170 pounds / pallet (624 pavers)

AGRICULTURAL

New Holland T7000 Series Tractor: 16,000 poundsNew Holland Bale Wagons: 5,500 - 16,000 pounds

New Holland Pull-Type Forage Harvester: 500 pounds

UPFITS

Rollback: 1,500 pounds

Stake bed: 1,500 pounds

Cherry picker: 2,000 - 5,000 pounds

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Backhoe: 14,000 - 19,000 pounds

Bulldozer: 16,000 - 19,000 pounds

Case 580N Loader / Backhoe: 14,500 - 17,500 pounds

Case Crawler Dozer: 16,250 - 44,269 pounds

Case Skid Steer Loader: 5,000 - 8,300 pounds

Cement mixer (6 cubic feet): 670 pounds

Cement mixer (1 cubic yard): 7,000 pounds

Generator (3100 watt): 181 pounds

Generator (6500 watt): 209 pounds

Generator (9000 watt): 225 pounds

Skid Steer: 4,500 - 8,000 pounds

Stump grinder: 1,450 pounds

RVS

Fifth-wheel trailers: 19,000 pounds (3,126 pounds trailer tongue weight)

Travel trailer: 5,000 - 12,000 pounds

Camping trailer: 3,000 pounds

Truck camper: 3,500 pounds (unloaded)

CARS

Racecar: 1,600 - 3,500 pounds

Sedan: 3,000 pounds

Station wagon: 3,600 pounds

Pickup truck: 5,500 pounds

BOATS

Canoe / kayak: 50 pounds

Motorboat: 2,500 pounds

Sailboat: 7,000 pounds

TRAILERS

Boat trailer: 300 - 1,512 pounds

6 x 4 box trailer: 430 pounds

7 x 5 box trailer: 507 pounds

Car trailer: 2,800 pounds

Equipment trailer: 1,600 pounds (aluminum, 6'8" x 24'6")

Horse trailer: 2,400 pounds (unloaded)

Kayak trailer: 220 pounds

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