Can I tow this?
I am in the market for a travel trailer and have my eye on a 29 foot used Hi-Lo Classic. I have a 2007 Chevy Avalanche to tow it with, but I have the feeling it's not man enough for the job. I have...
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the_happiestcamper wrote:DancherBoi wrote:
I see what you are saying, and have definitely considered taking it to a scale. But that's a lot of work (the trailer owner is almost an hour away from me) especially if the numbers and common trailer sense aren't adding up.
I think he was telling you to do this w/o the trailer.
Yep, I was.
You'd be amazed at how much carp you add to the truck. I've done a couple of scalings now. One with the whole family on our way camping. We scaled with the camper hooked up and the truck only. For that weighing, ready for travel and without pin weight - we ate up 1,200 pounds of payload without much of anything in the truck bed.
Another time, I ran over to the dump to drop some yard waste off. Interesting stuff there:
Truck Advertised Weight vs. Actual Weight
