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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 17, 2015
OttawaDon wrote:
Ah, thanks guys, I know good advice when I read it. The GVWR of the trailer is 7600 lbs, so 12% of that is 912#, add 100 for the WDH and I'm at 1012 pounds hitch weight. Does this sound right?

My Ram is rated for 1200 hitch weight and about 9000 towing. The payload is about 1700 pounds.

If I'm reading you guys correctly, I'm within specs.


Your numbers are right. Looks like you'll have enough payload for people, and some gear in the truck as well.

Hope you enjoy the camping experience!

Jerry

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