Question

Mike Stanton and 3 friends will use their truck to haul a trailer with an 18-ft. ski boat and water skiing equipment. GTWR of trailer 5200 lbs, weight of unloaded trailer 500 lbs, 18-ft ski boat plus water skiing gear 3000 lbs. What is the Minimum GCWR that Mike needs to go water skiing if the GTW of the trailer is 3000 lbs (excluding tongue load), the payload of the truck is 1000 lbs (including tongue load), and the curb weight of his truck is 5000 lbs?

a) 8000 lbs
b) 9000 lbs
c) 10000 lbs
d) 11000 lbs

Answer 1

To calculate the minimum GCWR that Mike needs to go water skiing, you can use the formula: Minimum GCWR = Curb Weight of Truck + Weight of Unloaded Trailer + Weight of Boat and Equipment + Payload - GTW of Trailer.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the minimum GCWR that Mike needs to go water skiing, we need to calculate the total weight of the trailer, the boat, and the water skiing equipment. Given that the weight of the unloaded trailer is 500 lbs, the weight of the boat and equipment is 3000 lbs, and the payload of the truck is 1000 lbs (including tongue load), we can calculate the minimum GCWR using the formula: Minimum GCWR = Curb Weight of Truck + Weight of Unloaded Trailer + Weight of Boat and Equipment + Payload - GTW of Trailer. Substituting the given values, we get: Minimum GCWR = 5000 lbs + 500 lbs + 3000 lbs + 1000 lbs - 3000 lbs = 7000 lbs. Therefore, the Minimum GCWR that Mike needs to go water skiing is 7000 lbs, so the correct answer is not provided.