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OttawaDon
Explorer
Aug 16, 2015

New tower, is trailer weight or length biggest factor?

Hey folks. We are shopping for our first TT; I had in my mind that probably a 25-27 foot length trailer would be my upper limit as I will be a new tower. We attended an RV show today (my gosh thes...
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MFL
Nomad II
Aug 16, 2015
Five extra feet will not be a noticeable difference. It may even be easier to back, with the extra length.

With a 1500, you will have to watch the hitch weight. Don't be fooled by the dry hitch weight, as you will add a lot of weight to the trailer. It is best to figure 10-12% of the trailer GVWR, for actual hitch weight, plus another 100#s for WDH.

Get the trailer you want, but keep an eye on truck payload, not how much can it pull.

Jerry

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