dodge guy wrote:
bikendan wrote:
rhagfo wrote:
bikendan wrote:
if more prospective RV buyers would simply go and look at the yellow sticker on the RV they're thinking of buying, instead of the ridiculous brochure/website "dry" weights, we'd have a lot less questions, like "Can i tow this?"
Only if they also look at the GVWR! The only ones that tow DRY are haulers!
not all trailers are created equal. some have huge CCC numbers that no one could get close to, so GVWR's aren't always a useful number.
generally, yes, unless it has a huge CCC. i've seen some trailers with "dry" weight around 6000lbs. and then has nearly 3000lbs. of CCC. and they weren't toyhaulers.
Yep, mine being one of them. I have a 4k lb CCC! My dry weight is 7100 lbs and the GVWR is 11,100 lbs. I am at 9200 lbs ready to travel. This is why I say to add approx 12-1500 lbs to the dry weight. And I've seen some trailers that have as low as a 600lb CCC.
And also my trailer model includes awning, microwave and so on. The only options are sky lights, cieling fan and spare.
Your math is a bit off, or are you assuming that the 900 to 600# is the difference between the brochure and actual "Dry" weight?
Once again Dry weight is never towed! People need to be realistic about what they will really be towing at.
I do agree most don't tow at full GVWR, but once again ONLY haulers tow close to the DRY weight!
Most people always want something bigger than their TV is rated to tow, and most can't afford to buy a new trailer, and TV at the same time.
