Can I put a golf cart on this?

[moose074]

Your right over payload is over regardless of towing or not I should have stated it a different way. Until the op gets all the real world weights with the cart on the trailer nobody can really answer the question even if we knew the exact weight of every component. We don’t know what percentage weight will be on the tongue or what effect the placement of the other cargo will have on his tongue weight then consider with w/d bar he might be well over or under, until he loads up and drives to a scale he will never know

[DouglasReid]

Originally Posted by holliwood

I just wanna make sure the trailer frame can handle it. Anybody done this?

I've searched all over the internet for the specs on this trailer, but can't find anything.

1. You have searched all over and caant find anyone doing it........That should tell you something

2. JHere is some info from your TTs Specs:

Dry Weight 3,867 lbs.GVWR 6,409 lbs. This leaves a payload of 2542

From that 2542 you have to subtract the weight of ALL the stuff you have in the camper.Lets say it is 1200 lbs. In this example you would have 1342 left.

It would be easier to go to a CAT scale and weight your entire rig, then go back and weigh your truck only. You can then calculate the GVWR of your camper adn see just how much weight you have left before you overload the frame, axles and tires of yoru camper.

I dont' give a damn what truck you have, you exceed yoru campers limitations at your own peril. Your truck is actually overbuilt/underrated. NOT so with your TT!

You can't find it on the internet..............Probably because others have found it is not a good idea.

[arter368rlbhk]

Ya I’d definitely be more concerned with all that weight and stress breaking the front of my trailer frame. I don’t think the weight on the truck is much of a problem. I wonder what the capacity rating is for that rack?

[timfromma]

If I see you on the road with a setup like that, I will stay FAR away.

[DouglasReid]

Originally Posted by arter368rlbhk

Ya I’d definitely be more concerned with all that weight and stress breaking the front of my trailer frame. I don’t think the weight on the truck is much of a problem. I wonder what the capacity rating is for that rack?

I could not find that information anywhere. For that, a call to the manufacturer is in order, in my opinion.

[AquaMan]

Adding 1000lbs to the deck of the trailer is not going to add 1000lbs to the tongue weight. As a couple have said, I would be more concerned with the weight on the trailer, than the tongue weight on the truck. If the trailer can handle it, do it, but do check your weights to be safe and not ruin your trailer.

As for the hitch, if you put a smaller shank, a hollow shank, or a 2x2 piece of oak with a hole in it, you will reduce your carrying capacity on the hitch as a whole. Now, will a high quality forged 2x2 shank with a full length high tensile strength precision sleeve carry just as much weight as an over the counter 2 1/2" shank without a sleeve? Probably, but that's not what you're buying. Again it's the weakest link. Just make sure your shank is rated for the weight, if not, get a 2 1/2 shank!

[holliwood]

I didn't say I was searching for other people putting golf carts on their front racks. What I couldn't find on the internet was the exact specs for my particular trailer online. My trailer is a 2008, so the spec sticker on the outside is completely faded away and unreadable. The sticker inside the cabinet only shows dry weight and GVWR from what I remember. I haven't been by the storage to look at it in a few weeks, so I can't give you those numbers right now, but what you listed below sounds about right from what I remember reading. And, your comment about what truck I have and exceeding my trailer's capabilities; I agree with you. That's exactly why I came here, to find out if the trailer could handle it (I know the truck can). I just wanted to see if anybody else puts their cart on their rack also to see how theirs handled pulling. I'm just trying to consider all my options to take our golf cart with us. We weren't able to take it last season at all, because the one time I loaded the cart on the trailer, it made my F150 look like a collapsed bridge. The wife and kids really want to take it this season, so I gotta figure out something. May have to just suck up and get a utility trailer and take two cars.

Originally Posted by DouglasReid

1. You have searched all over and caant find anyone doing it........That should tell you something

2. JHere is some info from your TTs Specs:

Dry Weight 3,867 lbs.GVWR 6,409 lbs. This leaves a payload of 2542

From that 2542 you have to subtract the weight of ALL the stuff you have in the camper.Lets say it is 1200 lbs. In this example you would have 1342 left.

It would be easier to go to a CAT scale and weight your entire rig, then go back and weigh your truck only. You can then calculate the GVWR of your camper adn see just how much weight you have left before you overload the frame, axles and tires of yoru camper.

I dont' give a damn what truck you have, you exceed yoru campers limitations at your own peril. Your truck is actually overbuilt/underrated. NOT so with your TT!

You can't find it on the internet..............Probably because others have found it is not a good idea.

[holliwood]

THIS is EXACTLY what I'm trying to find out

Originally Posted by arter368rlbhk

Ya I’d definitely be more concerned with all that weight and stress breaking the front of my trailer frame. I don’t think the weight on the truck is much of a problem. I wonder what the capacity rating is for that rack?