Newbie to the forum, and to Toy Haulers
Hello, my name is Joe, and although my wife and I are NOT new to the world of RV's, we are New to this forum (Love the idea) and we are VERY New to the world of Toy Haulers. We are SOO New to Toy Hau...
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Welcome to the TH world, the most "practicable" RV.
As others have said they are heavy. I have an 07 Ragen 21FB and love it. It's a 21' box and 24 1/2' overall. Huge tanks and 5500w Gen.
I towed it with Dodge dually with a moded Cummins and you know its there. They tow like a brick.
A coworker bought in half ownership and has a 13 Tundra 4x4 so I started doing some research on weights. What kills the 1/2 tons is the tongue weight. His payload was only around 1400 lbs so we weighed the tongue weight with less than a half tank of water. It was right around 1050 lbs. So that leaves him less than 400 lbs for people and anything else he wants to put in the truck..
He just towed it from So Cal to Tahoe and back and said it did ok, but the gas engines like to rev on the hills. He has airbags and Cooper "E" rated tires which helped a Lot.
TH are designed to have a heavier tongue weight empty due to the anticipated toys in the back which will reduce the weight.
Ironically, I didn't need my dually any more so I picked up a 13 Ram 1500 with the Hemi.
I just towed it 15 mi to the beach and it did ok on power but needs air bags. Handling was ok but I will upgrade the stock passenger tires and maybe add a sway bar along with the airbags. If I were going to tow it a lot or long distances, I would go with at least a 2500. I'm actually looking at the 3500 Ram with Cummins and Aisin trans in case I upgrade in the future.
For your vehicle, I would stay in the 18-22' range and add airbags and the best tires you can. Power wise you will be ok. Heck, 20 yrs ago 160 HP and 400 ft/lbs was a towing machine. Now 400 HP and 865 ft/lbs is the norm.
As others have said they are heavy. I have an 07 Ragen 21FB and love it. It's a 21' box and 24 1/2' overall. Huge tanks and 5500w Gen.
I towed it with Dodge dually with a moded Cummins and you know its there. They tow like a brick.
A coworker bought in half ownership and has a 13 Tundra 4x4 so I started doing some research on weights. What kills the 1/2 tons is the tongue weight. His payload was only around 1400 lbs so we weighed the tongue weight with less than a half tank of water. It was right around 1050 lbs. So that leaves him less than 400 lbs for people and anything else he wants to put in the truck..
He just towed it from So Cal to Tahoe and back and said it did ok, but the gas engines like to rev on the hills. He has airbags and Cooper "E" rated tires which helped a Lot.
TH are designed to have a heavier tongue weight empty due to the anticipated toys in the back which will reduce the weight.
Ironically, I didn't need my dually any more so I picked up a 13 Ram 1500 with the Hemi.
I just towed it 15 mi to the beach and it did ok on power but needs air bags. Handling was ok but I will upgrade the stock passenger tires and maybe add a sway bar along with the airbags. If I were going to tow it a lot or long distances, I would go with at least a 2500. I'm actually looking at the 3500 Ram with Cummins and Aisin trans in case I upgrade in the future.
For your vehicle, I would stay in the 18-22' range and add airbags and the best tires you can. Power wise you will be ok. Heck, 20 yrs ago 160 HP and 400 ft/lbs was a towing machine. Now 400 HP and 865 ft/lbs is the norm.
