Towing 4.6k w/ Nissan Titan vs Dodge Durango
Hi RV.NET Forumers! Just joined the forumns to read and learn. I have the following question. I live in Portland and plan on renting a TT (4.6k Dry 2018 starcraft avalon, 530 TW). My question is be...
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Bionic Man wrote:
If you are a "by the numbers" guy, you will need to look at the payload capacity of both vehicles.
Personally, I would use the Durango (are RTs still Hemi?). First hand experience, they make a good tow vehicle for the weight class you are discussing.
5 or 6 people in the vehicle, will eat up a lot of the vehicle's payload capacity, leaving very little for the WDH weight and loaded tongue weight.
I would expect the Titan to have a higher payload capacity.
OP, you are making a common newbie mistake by focusing on the towing capacity number, instead of the Payload Capacity number. That's the more important number to work with. You'll find the Payload Capacity number on a driver's door yellow sticker. It'll say something like "Occupants and cargo should not exceed xxxxlbs".
