RoamingCanuck
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- Vehicle Year
- 1997
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- Ford
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- Manual
Hey guys,
I've had this 1997 Ranger since 2000 and this trailer since 2001 and its never been a problem towing it. Except that before we got the trailer the rear end blew and the dealer refused to rebuild it so they put a random junkyard axle in there. According to the door sticker below it should have been an open 7.5" 4:10 gears and whats in there I believe is open 7.5" 3.55??? or somewhere around there. Don't worry, I have an 8.8 with 10" drums and 4:10 gears going in this winter to bring me back to stock gears and bigger brakes.
I've towed that trailer all over Ontario, Quebec and NB without issues except that going up steep hills even on the 401 often requires 3rd gear. But it does stop just fine.
Well recently the MTO is out cracking down on over weight trailers(finally, some sketchy ass shit on the road around here) and I just want to make sure my trailer when fully loaded is completely legal so I won't have issues.
I've attached my door sticker but I don't see a GCWR, only a GVWR which doesn't include trailer weight. Online I've found everything from 6000lbs (Kbb... out to lunch) down to 1000lbs(popupportal) for max trailer weight.
Any help making sense for this would be appreciated.
I've had this 1997 Ranger since 2000 and this trailer since 2001 and its never been a problem towing it. Except that before we got the trailer the rear end blew and the dealer refused to rebuild it so they put a random junkyard axle in there. According to the door sticker below it should have been an open 7.5" 4:10 gears and whats in there I believe is open 7.5" 3.55??? or somewhere around there. Don't worry, I have an 8.8 with 10" drums and 4:10 gears going in this winter to bring me back to stock gears and bigger brakes.
I've towed that trailer all over Ontario, Quebec and NB without issues except that going up steep hills even on the 401 often requires 3rd gear. But it does stop just fine.
Well recently the MTO is out cracking down on over weight trailers(finally, some sketchy ass shit on the road around here) and I just want to make sure my trailer when fully loaded is completely legal so I won't have issues.
I've attached my door sticker but I don't see a GCWR, only a GVWR which doesn't include trailer weight. Online I've found everything from 6000lbs (Kbb... out to lunch) down to 1000lbs(popupportal) for max trailer weight.
Any help making sense for this would be appreciated.