Weight and Truck
Have a 1989 Fleetwood Taurus travel trailer. Weight is 6500. Need to get a truck. Can someone tell me what the minimum I should be looking for. I read all about tongue weight, etc. I have in my drivew...
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@ol' grouch...I hear ya. But I don't have a way of weighing the camper at this point - without a truck to take it to a weigh station. As far as loaded weight? I would say it would perhaps be 2 adults and 3 teens max. That's what?....800 lbs right there. So 6500 + 800 = 7300. Added weight to rv? I can only give a high guess of 1000? So now we are at 8300. I looked at a f150 and the guy said its towing capacity is 8100. So that would tell me to step up to f250.
I get confused with the total weight vs. towing capacity. I understand the GCVWR is important to know. But I do not know how that relates to towing capacity. Man - I wish someone had an online calculator to input this stuff and get a real birds eye view of what is needed. As far as the truck brakes, engine, transmission being up to it? I do not know how to calculate this? This is in fact turning into rocket science.
I get confused with the total weight vs. towing capacity. I understand the GCVWR is important to know. But I do not know how that relates to towing capacity. Man - I wish someone had an online calculator to input this stuff and get a real birds eye view of what is needed. As far as the truck brakes, engine, transmission being up to it? I do not know how to calculate this? This is in fact turning into rocket science.
