Scared and Excited Newbie!
Hi everyone! I'm jumping in after a bit of lurking over the past few months. My husband and I are planning to buy a TT in the next month. Although we would like to buy new, we decided our first p...
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JenzieGoes wrote:No - you need to calculate your TV's payload with Gross numbers.
length doesn't matter to us as long as it has a queen bed, bunkhouse and kitchen/dining area. So should I be looking at "dry weight"?
Fell in love with the Jayco Jay Flight 267BHSW
I looked up your payload on Google which stated 1,305 to 1,430 lbs. I also looked up the specs for the TT you loved at the show - the Jayco Jay Flight 267BHSW. It has a cargo carrying capacity of 1385 lbs with a gross weight of 7000 lbs.
The most severe hit on your payload is tongue weight which you can calculate at 13% of TT gross weight. In this case the math is 7000 * 13% = 910 lbs. Using the higher number for listed payload range of your TV - 1430, subtracting 910 leaves you with 520 lbs. Take away another 100 lbs for WDH setup and you have 420 lbs left for everything else in the TV including people pets and cargo.
And all this is still a guess, but if you have a comfortable cushion using the max numbers, against TV payload, your most likely OK, but in this case, it would be a lot better to load it up for camping, including people and pets and get the TV weighed at a CAT scale - Google Cat Scale Locator. Otherwise, apply the same calculations against a much smaller TT that is within its capabilities.
I'll tell you that another forum member was adamant that their sequoia was worthy enough to pull their chosen TT - for two people, but after a few trips, they were back asking about tow vehicles.
The other thing to consider is your hitch receiver capacity - what is it rated for? What class is it?
I'll also mention that pulling a flat trailer with 6000 lbs on it is much different than pulling a high walled TT - think sail, down the road. It won't be fun in an overloaded TV. Good luck in your search.
