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Truck Payload with Regard To Towing A Trailer

Posted 01-17-2018 at 10:11 PM by plasma800

Payload = The amount of downward weight your truck is rated for. You will find this number on a yellow sticker in the door jamb, and it will read "CARGO PLUS PASSENGERS MUST NOT EXCEED xxxx"

This would be inclusive of the pin weight or tongue weight of your trailer, the hitch, you, your dogs, your wife, your kids, and is unique to your truck.

When you begin to reach the max payload or exceed the max payload, your truck won't break, however, physics is no longer...
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How To Tow A Subaru Outback With Your Class A Motorhome

Posted 09-17-2014 at 08:34 AM by plasma800

Here's the trick to towing the Subie - it must be a manual transmission. So that basically puts you into the base model.

But honestly, we love it. We paid 15k cash for the 2010 car with 30k miles on it, and we beat the heck out of it!!! We rubbered all the floors with tray mats that fit perfectly with a lip. And we have no problem loading us, two dogs and all our gear soaking wet from fishing or whatever without feeling bad about it

The rear of the car has a ton of...
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