The first truck rating you'll bump up against is payload, usually well before you approach max tow rating. That's the weakest link in light duty trucks used for towing campers. While I'm estimating that I'm under my max tow rating by 700 lbs, I'm over my payload rating by a few hundred pounds when fully loaded.
If your dry weight is 5460 lbs, add 1000 lbs to estimate water and camp gear and assume your camper is 6500 lbs ready to camp. Estimate the tongue weight is 15% of that, so 975 lbs. That weight is supported by the truck. Usually a light duty truck has a payload capacity around 1400 lbs or less, so subtract 975 from 1400 and you've only got 425 lbs left for you, passengers, and cargo in the truck.
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2012 Aspen Trail 2710BH | 470 watts of solar on the roof | 2x6V GC batteries | 1500 watt PSW inverter | Micro Air on A/C | so far strictly boondocking
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