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LOL Bad Moon. The pin weight/tongue weight is load that is placed on the truck and IS part of the GVW.
Wiki can be helpful, but the bold statement is referring to the load on the trailer axles.
As I've said before, it really doesn't matter, people are going to do what they want to do and will find a way to rationalize the numbers. 250/2500 and 350/3500 trucks with the artificial 10K option are the worst trucks to buy for towing because they have the 10000 lb limit to save owners on registration fees.
There are other factors in determining the limit for GVR, including the ability to get the load moving and the ability to stop that load. My truck has a 14K GVW. My front GAWR is 5940 and the rear is 9100. That sums to 15040, so according to you, that's my new limit if I have a trailer attached. and part of the weight is because of the trailer.
Well, heck, the front tires are rated for 3195 each or 6390 total and the four rears together are rated for 11640. So, if I want to follow your numbers and use the least restrictive factors, I can now go up to 18030 as long as 4030 of that comes from the trailer because of what is on Wikipedia.
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