Towable versus Motorized RV?
Hi everybody! I have posted here in the past, but it was when we were renting RVs. Now, after renting RVs over the years, we have decided to buy. I always thought we would buy a motorized RV. Howev...
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Another way to find payload etc. specific to your vehicle is via the VIN. Any Toyota service department can look the vehicle up and tell you anything you want to know about how it came from the factory. This would include weight/load limits.
Meanwhile:
I'm betting that practical limitations will point towards a bumper pull unit not exceeding 7500 pounds or so DRY WEIGHT. That's the number you'll see advertised by trailer makers, and represent the weight of the unit before you've put anything in/on it. (Loaded up, weight can rise by as much as a thousand pounds what with water and all.) You'd be smart to concentrate your search in that group of trailers.
P.S.
Do not, I repeat, do not ask any trailer salesman "what your truck can tow". He likely either doesn't know but will hazard a guess, or will just plain assure you that the truck can pull whatever trailer he's trying to sell you. Nothing against salesmen, but let's face it: his job is to move units. It's your job to know the limitations of your own equipment.
Meanwhile:
I'm betting that practical limitations will point towards a bumper pull unit not exceeding 7500 pounds or so DRY WEIGHT. That's the number you'll see advertised by trailer makers, and represent the weight of the unit before you've put anything in/on it. (Loaded up, weight can rise by as much as a thousand pounds what with water and all.) You'd be smart to concentrate your search in that group of trailers.
P.S.
Do not, I repeat, do not ask any trailer salesman "what your truck can tow". He likely either doesn't know but will hazard a guess, or will just plain assure you that the truck can pull whatever trailer he's trying to sell you. Nothing against salesmen, but let's face it: his job is to move units. It's your job to know the limitations of your own equipment.
