Should we be considering other brands/models?
My wife and I are on a path that will find us full-timing by the end of 2015. We own a 2013 Sierra 2500HD Durmax/Allison and, after scaling the truck, have 16,980 GCWR left - but only 2,480 GVWR and 3...
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You will no doubt get tons of answers based on what others own. Some recommendations will be based on fact, some on fiction.
It sounds like you have a pretty good understanding of the weight limits of your TV, so you are way ahead of the game.
I agree that it is very hard to determine the actual weight breakdown of different makes/models by just looking at the internet. We had to physically view some different models, see the manufacturers stickers, and do our own calculations to decide which ones we would be able to tow safely.
Of course very few dealers are helpful about this, or even educated enough about the weights. They only want to make the deal.
The last unit we purchased (Lazy Days, Tampa) the salesman was required to look at our truck's door post, the specified weights on the fiver, and punch all the numbers into a formula which calculated everything. We both had to sign the weight sheet which indicated, correctly so, that our truck was capable of towing the model we were purchasing. The paperwork even indicated how much extra cargo we could load and still be under the maximum. This was the first dealer that we had ever visited which had a policy in effect preventing someone from purchasing too heavy of a unit for their TV.
It sounds like you have a pretty good understanding of the weight limits of your TV, so you are way ahead of the game.
I agree that it is very hard to determine the actual weight breakdown of different makes/models by just looking at the internet. We had to physically view some different models, see the manufacturers stickers, and do our own calculations to decide which ones we would be able to tow safely.
Of course very few dealers are helpful about this, or even educated enough about the weights. They only want to make the deal.
The last unit we purchased (Lazy Days, Tampa) the salesman was required to look at our truck's door post, the specified weights on the fiver, and punch all the numbers into a formula which calculated everything. We both had to sign the weight sheet which indicated, correctly so, that our truck was capable of towing the model we were purchasing. The paperwork even indicated how much extra cargo we could load and still be under the maximum. This was the first dealer that we had ever visited which had a policy in effect preventing someone from purchasing too heavy of a unit for their TV.
