[beeje]

This is a NEVER ending subject that will NEVER EVER end. It is actually very simple. You should NOT be traveling down the road with ANY one item on your tow rig or trailer being over the specs they were designed to handle.
They are:
Weight on front axle of truck. (never an issue)
Weight on rear axle of truck. (often an issue)
Weight on rear tires of truck (often an issue with SRW trucks, even sometimes on a dually)
Payload capacity of truck (very often an issue)
Total Weight of truck while hitched up (often an issue)
Weight on trailer axles (sometimes an issue)

So saying your truck is just right for me is just wrong...…..Without paying attention to the #s
All of the weight #s that manufacture's spec are there for a reason.

As a carpenter I'm not going to use Florida's roof specs to build a house in Maine. So why would you think using a tow rig/camper that was over its designed weight limits was ok for me ?