Tongue wait

Tongue weight almost always goes up with RVs, as does pin weight for 5er. Most TTs have more storage in front of the axles than behind.

Check your receiver for the WD limits. It might not be enough.

Do you mean 28RBS? That has the specs you listed. The floorplan is similar to my TT that weights less with a lot lower dry TW. Are you stuck on Cougar brand? There are about 20 brands offering that floorplan some with as low as 5k dry and under 500 dry TW.

HydrogenCyanide wrote:
The actual weight is 6425 which says it includes all options and 60 lbs of propane. That is off the sticker of the actual unit. So I think just the battery is missing. I think 600 points would be enough for in the truck.

You mentioned earlier, your payload is 1650. That is the room you have for weight of fuel, driver, passengers, cargo (in the truck), WD hitch, and tongue weight.

Here you mention 600 lbs in the truck. It'll be more like 900 with WD hitch and fuel. Even with a dry tongue weight of 955 lbs, that all adds up to more than your payload.

Depends on a lot of factors. Mine was claimed and scaled at 6700 dry and 930 TW. My tongue ended up around 1100 by the time I got propane, battery, water and other goodies on board. Each trailer is different. Depends on where the water tank is, where the axles are mounted, options, how you load it, etc. The only way to know is weigh it.

You'll probably be ok, but as mentioned, you'll definitely know it's there. You may think that 600 lbs of gear in the TT is enough, but don't forget that water weighs a heck of a lot. Unless you plan to travel with all your tanks completely empty, you have to factor in water weight as well as the weight of your stuff. (And trust me, your stuff will weigh more than you think it does. Our last TT we had a small cargo capacity, and had to be careful what we carried. Nevertheless, we probably exceeded those limits a time or two.)

Don't know what 600 points could be. But you should be OK, as long as you don't try to carry the world in the truck.

The actual weight is 6425 which says it includes all options and 60 lbs of propane. That is off the sticker of the actual unit. So I think just the battery is missing. I think 600 points would be enough for in the truck.

HydrogenCyanide wrote:
Quick question. Looking at a cougar xlite 28rdb.

Trailer weight is 6400 with a tongue wait of 955. Seems very high. My tow vehicle is 2014 gmc sierra rated to tow 9200 points and the yellow payload sticker read 1650 for payload on my truck.

1. I should be good with this trailer. Correct?
2. Would the higher hitch wait actually be a positive thing? Would this improve handling?

What is the yellow sticker weight of the trailer? that will be the actual weight as it sits in front of you, including ALL options you see on it.
IF it is 6400lb dry, it could be 7500lb ready to camp. You "should" be OK. But you will know it is there.

ACtual trailer weight with options is probably much higher than 6400 pounds. That doesn't even include the microwave, awning, batteries and other "mandatory options".

The 955# tongue weight probably is more realistic, but remember it will go up once you add propane, the hitch, and in many cases water.

Even the published tongue weight is correct (or close), will 600 pounds be enough payload for you, your family, pets, and luggage?