It pays to think about it. Beats ruining your equipment. Pickups are expensive, as well as trailers.
Trailer GVW, minus transfer (amt of load transferred to the truck hitch), and minus tare weight(weight of empty trailer) should tell you what you can haul.
Example: your specs might vary
Trailer weight 2500#
Transfer to hitch via tongue 700#
Weight rating of trailer 7000#
You can carry something around 5200# if the weight is properly distributed.
I built the trailer using a 7000# suspension/running gear. It weighs 2400# empty. I also built my hitch, which will carry in excess of 1000# tongue weight. This gives a fairly wide safety margin............BUT I NEVER OVERLOAD MY EQUIPMENT. I religiously adhere to my specs.
My axle centering on the trailer transfers off 12% to the hitch. A bit high for a bumper pull trailer.........but remember....I fabricate my own stuff to my specs. I have a heavy duty hitch built on the azz end of my F350.
Your only other consideration is the width between your fenders. Sucks to get something, and find out it doesn't fit.
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