The total weight of the trailer and cargo can safely and legally carry what the axle is rated for, up to 3000 lbs with proper tires.
Class I: Class I hitches are weight carrying (WC) hitches rated up to 2000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 200 lbs.Class II: Class II hitches are weight carrying (WC) hitches rated up to 3500 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 300 lbs.Class III: Class III hitches used as weight carrying are rated up to 6000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 600 lbs. These hitches used for weight distributing are rated up to 10,000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 1000 lbs.Class IV: Class IV hitches used as weight carryingare rated up to 10,000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 1000 lbs. This class of hitches used for weight distributing are rated up to 14,000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 1400 lbs.Class V: Class V hitches used as weight carryingare rated up to 12,000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 1200 lbs. A Class V hitch that is used for weight distributing is rated up to 17,000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 1700 lbs.
Your Dodge is rated to carry 2000#, therefore you have to adjust the load accordingly if you have the leeway to do so ie. loading a 15000# machine on the trailer you can move the machine toward the truck until you reach the maximum load on the vehicle, leaving the bulk of the weight on the trailer axles. Wheel scales are necessary to weigh the axles when shifting the weight. You are only allowed a total of 2000# on the truck by the licensed weight.
the total weight of the trailer and boat
Only if the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of the trailer is 10,000 lbs. or less. This isn't the actual weight of the trailer - it's the rated weight. So if you're at 9,000 lbs. on a trailer rated for 16,000 lbs., it's still not legal for you.
Class I hitches are weight carrying (WC) hitches rated up to 2000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 200 lbs.Class II hitches are weight carrying (WC) hitches rated up to 3500 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 300 lbs.Class III hitches used as weight carrying are rated up to 6000 lbs. gross trailer weight (GTW) with a maximum trailer tongue weight (TW) of 600 lbs.
2WD Total Trailer Weight (Sum of weights of the trailer, its load, trailer hitch, vehicle passengers and what you have in the vehicle) is 4500 pounds. If you do not have the transmission cooler it is only rated for 2600 pounds. Suggest that you install a transmission cooler and carry the conventional spare tire.
I would question that unladen weight.. the axles alone should be enough to weigh 4000 lbs. As for what the trailer would be rated, I don't understand your question. If it's rated at 36,000 lbs. GVWR, then that's what it's rated at. The weight rating alone is enough to bring any combination that trailer is a part of well over the 26,000 lb. limit for a non-CDL holder, and any combination which includes that trailer is going to require a Class A CDL.
Not enough information to answer. What type, is it a straight truck or tractor trailer, how many axles, what class vehicle, etc. would be needed to give you an answer. With weight laws in the US, a single drive axle truck rated at 26,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight could carry up to five tons, while a Class 7 single drive axle truck rated at 33,000 - 35,000 lbs. could carry up to eight tons. A tandem axle straight truck would be in the vicinity of 12 to 13 tons, and a standard, five axle, semi tractor and trailer can range from 23 to 25 tons of legal payload.
Weight rating is what the power unit plus trailer is rated to handle. The gross weight is the actual weight of the units plus its cargo.
A trailer of any weight which carries an amount of hazardous materials that requires the display of placards under the FMCSRAny time the combination of power unit and trailer creates a combination rated at over 26,000 lbs. GVWR, and which is not exempt from CDL requirements.CDL requirements are based on the weight ratings of vehicles or combinations of vehicle and trailer. If you attach a trailer rated at 15,000 lbs. to a truck rated at 10,000 lbs, it doesn't require a CDL. If you operate a truck rated at 26,000 lbs., you don't need a CDL. Take that same 15,000 lb. rated trailer off of the 10,000 lb. truck, and put it on the 26,000 lb. rated truck, and you need a Class A CDL to operate that combination.
It is rated for 5000 lbs.It is rated for 5000 lbs.
If the total weight rating of the combination is over 26,000 lbs., then yes, you will. If the trailer itself is rated at over 10,000 lbs., you will need a Class A CDL. If it is rated at under 10,000 lbs., then you would need a Class B CDL. Note that this only applies to combinations over 26,000 lbs. GVWR - you can pull a 15,000 lb. rated trailer behind a 10,000 lb. rated truck with a regular Class C licence, but, if you pulled that same trailer behind a 15,000 (or more) rated truck, you'd be operating a combination rated over CDL weight, and would require a Class A CDL.