New 30' TT w/ SUV TV, numbers check

sch911 wrote:

EstorilM wrote:
almost 1000lb under vehicle weight limit.

How do you know this if you haven't weighed it?

Payload capacity of the TV is almost always the limiting factor when using an SUV to tow a 30' TT.

GCWR must also be considered but until you get past the payload limitation you won't really know.

I'll definitely get it weighed, but again - it's completely empty with all the seats down so the dog can relax on the blankets. It's a 7-pax model w/ 1800lb payload and air suspension that's carrying us two and a dog. I realize you need to weigh the vehicle to be safe / sure, but I'm certainly not going to be over. :) At least for payload and the vehicle rating.

Byrogie wrote:
While the weight may be fine, a 30' trailer on a SUV wheelbase may flop around quite a bit. Had a buddy who towed a 28' trailer with a short box F150. Weights well within limits but fishtailed terribly, even with sway bars and WDH.

Yeah I can't really put a finger on why it does so well. On paper that wheelbase should be a nightmare, but maybe the independent suspension and the 50/50 weight distribution (weighs ~1500# MORE than most F150s) help. Definitely the air suspension as the suspension geometry, camber, toe, rebound etc remains exactly the same under all loads.
Zero fishtailing or getting "loose" back there. Quick lane changes (merging traffic for example) and it stays planted, never swings over. ONLY time it did something I didn't like was when tractor trailers approached / passed close by, but again I've experienced that in most high-profile trailers (at least BPs). We hit a couple storms and I slowed to 50-55 with the winds, but most vehicles were getting blown around.