Your story sounds very familiar. Not specifically with saw builders but a lot of businesses in general.
Sorry to hear your story and I hope you get this resolved ASAP
No problem towing our 8000 lb chipper (15xp)
1999 Mitsubishi 4 cylinder diesel
2017 Chevy LCF 8 cylinder gas (it’s the same as the Isuzu)
2020 Mitsubishi 16,500 gas
All cabovers
I’m not sure what else. Besides the carb going bad after a few years and the torn boots I never had any other problems with the 200ts. If I think of something I’ll definitely let you know. …
I know that the intake boot is prone to failure on the 200t. I’m not sure but the boot may have a crack and the vac test may not show while the saw is sitting on a bench.
I’ve replaced a lot of intake boots on mine and the crack is usually closed unless the top handle is pulled.
So to simplify, add GVWR of the trailer and the GVWR of the truck to get the GCVWR. If the number you get is over 26,000 then the trailer can’t be over 10,000 GVWR. (Unless you have class A cdl).