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Originally Posted by brulaz
But if you intend to carry a *lot* of stuff/people in or on the Nissan (as well as tow your trailer), you will probably want to calculate what your payload will be and add ~500-600# tongue weight for the trailer. Add that to the Nissan's empty curb weight and see how close you are to its GVWR. Like that Nissan towing guide says, you probably don't want to exceed the vehicle's GVWR. (Alternatively, load everything up and measure the GVW on a scale.)
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This may sound impossible, but I have been about to load my Chevy 1500HD (crew cab with 6.5 foot bed) so full that I was not able to remove the wheel from the bottom of the TM front jack.
My solution was to get a larger truck.
Two motorcycles, 30 gallons of gas, tools, spare parts, plus all the other stuff I always carried anyway just made it sag a little too much.
So far, I don't recall anyone one around here reporting that they carry more weight than I do. So you will quite likely be alright. Just don't go thinking it ain't possible to overload.