TT toy hauler vs 5th wheel toy hauler
I'm looking at toy haulers and would like comments on TT vs 5'ver. I see pluses and minuses on both, want to stay under 35' if possible. My TV is 2500 Dodge cummins. I've read through this forum...
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I went with the TT TH by Northwood because 1. they don't make a FW version and in my opinion they are about the best trailers made. 2. The king pin weights of similar length FW TH are pushing high 2500 - 3000lbs+ dry. That is too much weight for my little 2500 and I wouldn't feel safe I don't think. Those are the biggest reasons. I do like the fact that I have my entire bed available now for other things.
What you really need to be concerned with on a TT TH is the tongue weight. I didn't even think I would have an issue with mine until I dived deep into the specs. The dry tongue weight is around 1600lbs. On mine, the holding tanks are all in front of the axles so if I'm hauling water then there will be more tongue weight to deal with. I had to get a heavier duty WD hitch setup just to handle the additional weight. Now when you add your toys to the back behind the rear axle then it will reduce some of the tongue weight but not a lot.
Towing seems to be about the same as my previous trailer. This trailer (13k GTWR) and the Cummins knows it's there unlike the previous TT I had that maxed out about 8k. Other than that though I couldn't be happier with all the features they pack into these units.
What you really need to be concerned with on a TT TH is the tongue weight. I didn't even think I would have an issue with mine until I dived deep into the specs. The dry tongue weight is around 1600lbs. On mine, the holding tanks are all in front of the axles so if I'm hauling water then there will be more tongue weight to deal with. I had to get a heavier duty WD hitch setup just to handle the additional weight. Now when you add your toys to the back behind the rear axle then it will reduce some of the tongue weight but not a lot.
Towing seems to be about the same as my previous trailer. This trailer (13k GTWR) and the Cummins knows it's there unlike the previous TT I had that maxed out about 8k. Other than that though I couldn't be happier with all the features they pack into these units.
