Tow Guide
Look up your vehicle's tow rating and find toy haulers that fit.
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Find Your Tow Rating
Select your vehicle to see its towing capacity, then browse toy haulers that match.
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What Is the Towing Capacity of My Vehicle?
Your tow vehicle's capacity is set by the manufacturer, not by guesswork. Start with your owner's manual and the weight label on the driver's door jamb, which list your gross vehicle weight rating, gross combined weight rating, and maximum tow rating. These figures reflect how your exact configuration left the factory, including engine, axle ratio, and tow package.
A tow rating is a ceiling for the trailer's fully loaded weight, not just its dry weight. Once you add fuel, fresh and waste water, propane, gear, and the toys a hauler is built to carry, real-world weight climbs quickly. Match the trailer's gross trailer weight, not the brochure dry weight, to your vehicle's rating, and leave yourself a safety margin rather than running right up to the limit.
Remember that passengers and cargo inside the tow vehicle count too. Every person, cooler, and tongue weight pound eats into your available payload, so a truck rated to pull a heavy trailer can still be overloaded by what you put in the cab and bed. Never exceed your GVWR or GCWR, keep tongue weight in the recommended range, and use the right hitch and weight-distribution setup for your load.
Terms & Definitions
The numbers on spec sheets and door stickers all mean something specific. Here are the towing terms worth knowing before you shop.
- GVWR
- The maximum total weight of a single vehicle, including its own weight plus passengers, cargo, fluids, and tongue weight. Never exceed it.
- GCWR
- The maximum allowable weight of the tow vehicle and trailer combined, fully loaded. This is the ceiling for the whole rig.
- GAWR
- The maximum weight a single axle is rated to carry. Front and rear axles each have their own rating that must not be exceeded.
- Curb Weight
- The weight of a vehicle as it sits ready to drive, with a full tank of fuel and all standard equipment, but no passengers or cargo.
- Dry Weight
- The weight of a trailer as it leaves the factory, before adding fuel, water, propane, gear, or any dealer-installed options.
- CCC
- How much cargo a trailer can hold. It equals GVWR minus the loaded weight of fluids and standard equipment.
- Tongue Weight
- The downward force the trailer tongue places on the hitch. For travel trailers this is typically 10 to 15 percent of the loaded trailer weight.
- Payload
- The total weight your vehicle can carry, including passengers, cargo, and trailer tongue weight. Equals GVWR minus curb weight.
- Tow Rating
- The manufacturer's maximum trailer weight your vehicle is engineered to pull. Always size your trailer to stay safely under this number.
- GTW
- The actual total weight of the trailer when fully loaded with all cargo, fluids, and gear, as it would sit on a scale.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
Gross Combined Weight Rating
Gross Axle Weight Rating
Cargo Carrying Capacity
Hitch Weight
Gross Trailer Weight
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