schoondog said:Gio,
That rating is GVWR... weight of trailer and load. Usually on a trailer withh single axle and no brakes 1000# load limit. ( actual 990#) Short easy distance you can overload, illegally. Be very careful that your tow rig can stop what you are hauling. To be sure if you are in an accident and cops think yur weight was an issue, you will get a nice ticket. What jtakeman said. I put a ton in my 1/2 ton chevy, but if I rear end someone and cop wants to he can write one for overweight. But 1/2 ton in truck and 1/2 ton in trailer, your good to go. I use the shop 1 ton and car trailer to haul 4 tons, 1 in truck and 3 on trailer (7,000# rated trailer ) all OK.
Gio said:trbinrat said:Ok here's my take on this. You should look at more than just cost and gvwr. But quality also. look at the gvw 2000# and then look at it's pay load 1700# well that says the trailer weight is 300#, not much in my book. This is a cheap trailer that is for carrying lumber home from Home Depot and not for being over loaded with pellets.
These trailers have a weak spot. The tongue will bend just in front of the bed if over loaded to much.
Yeah, it`s pretty cheap , wired for lights and all but it`s still rated at 2000 GVW. Believe me , I`m not gonna to overload it.
I have a friend who works there and has the same one. He`s been hauling his pellets 13 miles home with it 3 yrs and his isn`t bent yet.
I have to agree with schoondog on this. That trailer is not made to haul a full 2000# regardless what the GVW says. That trailer is for hauling snow blowers, garden tractors, tillers, ATV's... not a ton of pellets! While I will agree that there is probably some safety built into tose numbers (you would hope) I will tell you that trailer will probably shimmy like hell with that weight... especially if you have to maintain any sort of speed on a freeway.
What is your truck anyways? How far would you be moving the pellets?