2018 Zinger 18RD towing question
Hello Everyone, First-time trailer owner here. We have tent camped for years and decided we are too old to sleep on the ground any longer. Our tow vehicle is a 2011 Santa Fe with V6 and tow package. T...
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Roger Beitzel wrote:
Considering a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit, with a towing capacity of 6,200#s, this translates into a 620# tongue weight, correct? Is this adequate? Dry tongue weight of the trailer is 524#s. Thanks for all your help for a total newb!
Towing capacity and tongue weight capacity are completely unrelated.
According to the chart below, this Jeep has a V6, and a cargo capacity of just over 1000 lb. The weight of passengers, driver, cargo, the hitch itself, and the tongue weight of the trailer cannot exceed the cargo capacity of the Jeep. As already mentioned by others, the tongue weight of your trailer will be over 600 lb. A WD hitch weighs about 100 lb.
That leaves little for people and cargo. The Grand Cherokee is not a really good tow vehicle, because of its low cargo capacity.
Jeep Towing Chart
