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There are basically 2 numbers to worry about: GVWR and GCWR. Assuming your trailer has a tongue weight of 700lbs (it might be higher) you already exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating with all of those accessories you’ve added, and you and your passenger’s weight. With a 7000# trailer you also...

Just thinking about the possible causes for a gasket leak: Pan sealing surface defects Transmission case mating surface defects Gasket damaged Gasket material, thickness, or other design elements are wrong Pan defects in the bolt mating side preventing the the bolt flange or locking washer from...

I'm sorry to hear this is happening to you. Sometimes a gasket doesn't work when there is a defect in one of the two sealing surfaces such as burs or indents preventing the gasket to seal. But you know this. You said they already tried two pans. What about the transmission surface the pan...

I love my Anderson levelers and the Travelmate Pro. It makes leveling my trailer very easy. A backup camera is a must. At a campsite you might have a spotter but in a bunch of other cases it becomes useful in getting in and out of tight spots. I also rely on the wireless TST tire pressure...

As others have pointed out, it is 7,000 lbs for the automatic. It is also documented in the owners manual. If you don't have one then the owner's manual can be dowloaded from the Jeep website. The sticker in the door documents the payload rating for that specific Gladiator given all of its...

As I understand it each model has a Gross Vehicle Weight rating that is determined by some engineering analyses likely supported with some tests for that model. Then the payload is the difference between that GVWR number and what each truck weighs. So they have to weigh each truck because that...

OK, so the soft top does make a difference. I’ve never been able to get a definitive weight difference between the two.

I was wondering about the appearance the sagging.... However, are you sure you're under payload? Three kayaks ~ 180 lbs one rack ~ 50 lbs tongue weight ~700 lbs one driver~ 175 lbs All total to 1,110 lbs. I looked at a few Mojaves and their payload was under 1,100 lbs, but they all had...

Thanks for sharing the experience. We'll all have a bit more knowledge to troubleshoot problems when we run across them.

With 2 adults in the truck and the weight distribution hitch engaged: Steer axle: 2740 lb; Drive Axle: 3520 lb, Trailer axle: 5140 lb: Tongue weight is about 680 lbs measured separately with a tongue weight scale. So, you have an extra 600 or 700 lbs GCWR than I do and a trailer that is...

Do you know what your truck and trailer weights were? Did you weigh things on a CAT scale beforehand by any chance? I'd like to see how your experience scales to my Rubicon & trailer setup

The numbers to worry about first is the Gross Vehicle Weight rating and the Combined Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. Being 30 lbs over tongue weight is not horrible if you keep your other payload weight down so that you are under the GVWR. Tongue weight goes against your payload. Your Mojave...

I see. Check the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating for the trailer. There should be a sticker that tells you what that is. At least that’s the case on recently made trailers. The GCWR is the heaviest you should load the trailer and consider that the worse case weight you’ll be towing. Make sure...

Maybe. All the weight distribution hitches I have seen have bars that shift the weight to the vehicle front axles and the trailer axles. On my WDH those bars also provide anti-sway functionality. Someone might call them anti sway bars. So if you have anti sway bars, AND they gave you the...

Having a factory hitch receiver probably indicates it has the tow package. Did you buy it used? If so then maybe the previous owner installed one after purchasing it? Here is a jeep link that can pull up your Gladiator's optional equipment listing to confirm that you have the entire tow...

I hope the repairs go smoothly for you. My 7 month old 2023 has over 7,000 miles on it and no warranty work so far, except for them getting the front end alignment right. It was delivered with toe measurements out of spec.

I made a ramp out of 12' wide pine shelving for my German Shepard. It didn't work. My dog had trouble with it being too narrow and she couldn't get traction. So a pine board ramp alone is not enough My next try will be to tack some carpet on to it to correct the traction problem and then see...

Be careful with the dry weight number on the spec sheet. Every trailer leaves the lot exceeding that number. Any factory or dealer installed options add to that number. Dry weight may even mean no propane or batteries. There are no uniform regulations that guarantees it's measured the same...

The tire diameter should be the major factor for towing impact. Smaller diameter means more force on the road to move the truck & load forward for any given torque value. The 255/65/17 tires is the smaller diameter tire. The diameter difference is about 0.5 inches which translates into about...

I just checked out the floor plan on your 19ERD. It has one of the things we really wanted which was a walk around queen. I'll have to put this one on the list if we have to trade the Lance in.