Best Small RV Can Only Pull 3500lbs
This will be my first TT, looking for a small used TT. I can only pull 3500 lbs with my suv. I want something that is well made, that will not leak and that makes the most out of the small space it ha...
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The OP does not identify his SUV but merely states that he can only tow 3,500#. I have to question that number in the absence of more specific info. If his SUV has a "Tow rating" of 3,500# he quite likely cannot safely tow nearly that much. Manufacturer's tow ratings are at best fanciful and often downright misleading/dangerous in the real world.
Most tow vehicles run out of payload long before they reach their theoretical tow capacity. I had a great F-150 5.4L SCab that had an 8,600# tow rating. The 5,600# GVWR TT I towed put the truck within 200# of the its GVWR despite being 3,000# under its tow rating.
Most folks load even a smallish TT with far more than 600# of "stuff", 1,000 to 1,200# is a much more likely real world number. Exceeding the GVWR of the tow vehicle is simply a recipe for disaster.
IMHO: If the OP would get back to us with the specs of his SUV (GVWR, GCWR etc.), along with more info about where and how he plans to use his new trailer then the rest of us could contribute more accurate opinions as to what will work well and above all, safely for he and his family.
Lastly I would caution the OP to IGNORE any and all so called "Dry" weights, especially dry tongue weights as they are at best a dangerous joke useful only to unscrupulous salesmen. Even a 3,500# TT (fully loaded), is going to generate 455# of tongue weight + another 100# for the weight of the hitch. Subtract that from the (probably low), payload available with his SUV and there won't be much left for mom, the kids and their stuff.
As always.... Opinions and YMMV.
:C
Most tow vehicles run out of payload long before they reach their theoretical tow capacity. I had a great F-150 5.4L SCab that had an 8,600# tow rating. The 5,600# GVWR TT I towed put the truck within 200# of the its GVWR despite being 3,000# under its tow rating.
Most folks load even a smallish TT with far more than 600# of "stuff", 1,000 to 1,200# is a much more likely real world number. Exceeding the GVWR of the tow vehicle is simply a recipe for disaster.
IMHO: If the OP would get back to us with the specs of his SUV (GVWR, GCWR etc.), along with more info about where and how he plans to use his new trailer then the rest of us could contribute more accurate opinions as to what will work well and above all, safely for he and his family.
Lastly I would caution the OP to IGNORE any and all so called "Dry" weights, especially dry tongue weights as they are at best a dangerous joke useful only to unscrupulous salesmen. Even a 3,500# TT (fully loaded), is going to generate 455# of tongue weight + another 100# for the weight of the hitch. Subtract that from the (probably low), payload available with his SUV and there won't be much left for mom, the kids and their stuff.
As always.... Opinions and YMMV.
:C
