tomman58 wrote:
We travel all over the US and stay at a lot of RV parks. We stay in parks that a lot of folks full time or are retired and travel for a few months each year.
The point is that I see what folks that tow A LOT use for their TV.
Bottom line There are few a far between people that are using anything but Chevys,Fords or Dodge that a serious about towing larger trailers. Trailers that are 30+ feet and 5ers at 35+ feet and those big triple wheel 5er are all being towed by the aforementioned trucks. I think there is a reason for that.
Per the above statement, the reason for what youre seeing is that Nissan and Toyota don't offer 3/4 ton models...yet. Also the market share is skewed towards Ford/Chevy/GMC/Dodge because they have been making full size trucks for over 70 yrs while Nissan and Toyota have been in the full size truck market less than 20 years.
To the OP I have a '12 Nissan Titan CC SV 4x4 and love it. It's my 3rd Titan. I tow a 32.7ft/7500lb loaded TT. As much as I love my Titan, this is as heavy and long as I would ever be comfortable towing with it. The measured box length of my TT is 29ft with 3+ ft of A - frame to the coupler making it brochure length of 32.7ft. I'm not sure if this is how all TT's are measured or listed, but I wanted to give a detailed description to reflect my experiences. My dry hitch weight is listed as 664lb, but I'm certain it's more like 750lb with propane & battery and closer to 900lb fully loaded. I plan to buy a tongue weight scale soon to verify.
The Titan is a very capable 1/2+ ton and the 5.6L V8 is plenty strong. The actual payload # on my SV model is 1598lbs (door sticker). It pulls like crazy and prefers 64-67mph when towing in 4th gear. I'm using an Equalizer 4pt hitch and sway is minimal.
All that being said I would NOT recommend the TT you're looking at for use with the Titan due to the combination of TT weight and length and shorter wheel base of the Titan. Will it tow it, absolutely. Would it be safe, marginally IMHO.
