trailer GVWR question

[raggdoll]

My new toyhauler has a GVWR of 11,500 lbs.

I've loaded it with my SxS, full of fuel, fuel station full, tools, all my camping/kitchen stuff, full water tanks and it weighs 12,000 lbs

Should I shed some weight or will the 500 lbs be ok and fall within some leeway I think most manufacturers have build into these equations...

 

[Lary0071]

Scale it on the truck and see what the axles are actually carrying vs the axle ratings.

You may have 6K axles, and 12,500 total trailer but 3K of that on the truck axle leaving 9500 on the trailers 2 axles. In that case, your golden.

 

[Brutal_HO]

Scale it on the truck and see what the axles are actually carrying vs the axle ratings.

You may have 6K axles, and 12,500 total trailer but 3K of that on the truck axle leaving 9500 on the trailers 2 axles. In that case, your golden.

The trailer frame is still carrying the full GVWR on however many points of contact there are...

If it's off the truck, the front legs are carrying that weight. Still a 11,500lb trailer.

Technically, as long as the axles/tires are not exceeding their limits, you're probably OK on those, but that doesn't mean the frame is up to supporting the additional GVWR (static or dynamic loads don't matter IMHO.)

I think assuming a trailer GVWR/GAWR is the same as a truck where DOT only cares about the GAWR on a scale is a stretch.