Posted 2011-01-30 7:47 AM (#129499) Subject: weight of trailer,,,,,help
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Posts: 2
Location: NM
I'm looking at 2003 platinum Living quarters done by Outlaw Conversions. Trailer is 24' long. 18' horse compartment. 7' wide, 7'tall. With a 4' short wall. I have a CM 3 horse slant now and just want a small LQ. My truck is a 2004 Dodge diesel 4dr 3/4 ton, pulls my existing trailer perfect, but can't figure out the weight part. I DO NOT want to make a huge mistake buy spending money and then finding out my truck can't pull it safe. Can anyone help? And the The trailer is in another state, so trying it out won't be possible...Thanks so much
Posted 2011-01-30 2:24 PM (#129510 - in reply to #129499) Subject: RE: weight of trailer,,,,,help
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Posts: 201
If this trailer has a 28' box, it makes the LQ 11', and I think you need a bigger truck If the total length is 28', it makes the LQ 3'6" and you'll be fine. Figure about 300# per foot of box length and you'll be close to empty weight.
Posted 2011-01-30 5:21 PM (#129518 - in reply to #129499) Subject: RE: weight of trailer,,,,,help
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 430 Location: TN
That's a lot of trailer for a 3/4 truck. I pull a 4 horse Hart, only 6'8" wide with a 6' LQ and only 23 feet on the floor with a SRW F350 4 X 4 with a 7.3 Power Stroke and would not want to go any bigger. I would seriously reconsider your truck.
Posted 2011-01-30 5:51 PM (#129520 - in reply to #129499) Subject: RE: weight of trailer,,,,,help
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
This is all guessing.
Have the seller run the trailer across a scale and give you the actual weight. It will take them 30 - 60 minutes to go do that. You can offer to pay the $10 scale fee or maybe even give $50 for their trouble.
But then there is no guessing, You will know exactly what the trailer weighs empty, you can guess at what you will load in the trailer and come close to the total weight you will be towing. The exact scale weight, you will know how the total trailer weighs and how much will sit on your trucks GN hitch.