Proper dinghy to tow?

Danpaine wrote:
Hi Everybody. First-time dinghy-tower here, with a dinghy size question.

First off, I'm driving a 2016 Class C Forest River Forester 3171DS, with the E450 Ford chassis, V10. Horsepower, 305 hp @ 4,250 RPM,
Torque, 420 ft-lbs. @ 3,250 RPM.

What I would *like* to tow is my 2016 Nissan Frontier 4x4, that weighs
5815 pounds. Is this truck too big and heavy to tow with my rig? Or
if it is possible, would I be putting undue stress on the rig to tow it up hills, etc? I'm already figuring my gas mileage will take a significant hit.

As I said, this will be the first time towing a vehicle behind my unit. If it's smarter to downgrade the dinghy to a small car, so be it. It's just that I'm nearing the end of my lease with the pickup and am trying to decide whether to turn it in and buy something smaller to tow, or buy the pickup outright and make it my dinghy.

Thanks very much for any input.

the amount of weight you can safely tow will be the lesser of the following:

- the gross combination weight rating of the MH minus the actual weight of the MH as it is loaded and configured for travel

- the weight rating of your hitch

- the weight rating of your tow bar