Getting trailer from dealer home w/out WDH
Hey guys, after all of my threads my wife and I finally decided on a Primetime Lacrosse. We pick it up Saturday. I have an WDH coming in today but I doubt I will be able to get it assembled by Saturda...
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Welcome to the world of RV'ing!
There are many, many ratings/specifications/limits/etc to everything
towing.
The main or central ratings that is the over arching is the TV's specifications
As for the tow home of a new trailer...I am conservative in most things
like this. To me, makes no matter 1,000 miles or a few miles. An accident
is an accident. By definition...'accident'...is something unexpected
nor unavoidable
Will you have to make an emergency stop? Swerve to avoid something? etc
Either you have all the right sized and adjusted 'stuff' spot on, or
not. No time to go back to the store for bigger, better, etc...or to
re-adjust
Check out your TV's receiver label, which will have it's ratings for
both 'dead weight' rating
(some times 'carry' weight) and WD rating.
Here is my buddies 2007 2500HD's and assume your's in similar range
His is rated for 1,000 pound tongue 'weight carry', or dead weight
without a WD Hitch system
It is rated 1,500 pound tongue 'weight carry', or dead weight
WITH a WD Hitch system
Here is my 2500 Suburban's to show that not all 3/4 ton TV's have
the same OEM receiver rating
Also note that the 900 lb tongue weight you posted might be based on
the 'dry' weight of that trailer. 'Dry' is normally the stripper
model and if you have a spare tire/battery/appliances/AC/etc it will
weigh more than the listed 'dry' weight. Therefore the tongue weight
will also be more than 900 lbs
Of course the liability of any dealer selling a product and allowing
their customer to leave their property. There is a huge assumption
of all things sized correctly for the 'ratings'
Silly things like are the lug nuts torqued to spec? Are the tires
of the correct capacity and of the correct class for that TV?
As noted by others, they had to sign off on the liability in order
to leave the property.
Good luck !
There are many, many ratings/specifications/limits/etc to everything
towing.
The main or central ratings that is the over arching is the TV's specifications
As for the tow home of a new trailer...I am conservative in most things
like this. To me, makes no matter 1,000 miles or a few miles. An accident
is an accident. By definition...'accident'...is something unexpected
nor unavoidable
Will you have to make an emergency stop? Swerve to avoid something? etc
Either you have all the right sized and adjusted 'stuff' spot on, or
not. No time to go back to the store for bigger, better, etc...or to
re-adjust
Check out your TV's receiver label, which will have it's ratings for
both 'dead weight' rating
(some times 'carry' weight) and WD rating.
Here is my buddies 2007 2500HD's and assume your's in similar range
His is rated for 1,000 pound tongue 'weight carry', or dead weight
without a WD Hitch system
It is rated 1,500 pound tongue 'weight carry', or dead weight
WITH a WD Hitch system
Here is my 2500 Suburban's to show that not all 3/4 ton TV's have
the same OEM receiver rating
Also note that the 900 lb tongue weight you posted might be based on
the 'dry' weight of that trailer. 'Dry' is normally the stripper
model and if you have a spare tire/battery/appliances/AC/etc it will
weigh more than the listed 'dry' weight. Therefore the tongue weight
will also be more than 900 lbs
Of course the liability of any dealer selling a product and allowing
their customer to leave their property. There is a huge assumption
of all things sized correctly for the 'ratings'
Silly things like are the lug nuts torqued to spec? Are the tires
of the correct capacity and of the correct class for that TV?
As noted by others, they had to sign off on the liability in order
to leave the property.
Good luck !
