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Originally Posted by Pat Sullivan
The 2003 Eurovan MV is a 6 cylinder, 201hp. It is rated 4500 pounds for pulling a trailer with brakes. The "total permissible weight" ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL IS 5800 POUNDS. Total weight of the combination (sum of the trailer and towing vehicle weights) is about 10,000 lbs.
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What you may not realize is the weight of all the stuff that isn't included in the published vehicle or trailer weight, including you & dogs, gas, water, batteries, propane tanks, options on the vehicles, and your stuff. I'd suggest that once you load up the trailer the way you will use it, get on a truck scale and weigh the whole thing and compare it to your GCWR. Not as a "Did I make a mistake" kind of exercise but more so you will know how close you are. If you also get weights for each axle, you may find that you need to shift weight around to be safe.