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So I see in my future the potential for towing approx 10,000# - I have my eye on a 10,000 GVWR trailer for my 6500# '68 hearse.
By my math if I go with a 4x4 S or SV model (12038 or 11888 towing respectively) that gives me at least 1500# of wiggle room (ignoring the weight of the WD hitch for now).
But if I convert that same trailer to a gooseneck, doesn't a 2000# pin weight (20% of the total) max out the payload capacity of the truck bed?
I guess I'm not entirely sure how a truck that's rated for 12k towing suddenly goes down to 10k on (what I figure to be) the safer gooseneck option? Should I be looking at a 3/4 ton from the big 3, or I completely off the mark here?
By my math if I go with a 4x4 S or SV model (12038 or 11888 towing respectively) that gives me at least 1500# of wiggle room (ignoring the weight of the WD hitch for now).
But if I convert that same trailer to a gooseneck, doesn't a 2000# pin weight (20% of the total) max out the payload capacity of the truck bed?
I guess I'm not entirely sure how a truck that's rated for 12k towing suddenly goes down to 10k on (what I figure to be) the safer gooseneck option? Should I be looking at a 3/4 ton from the big 3, or I completely off the mark here?