Towing Speed - Am I Going Too Slow?!
I'm currently camping on our first long trip in our trailer (previous two trips were only 5 - 10 mins away). We went from Littleton, CO up 285 to Buena Vista, CO, which is about 2.5 - 3 hrs towing....
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BurbMan wrote:the_happiestcamper wrote:64thunderbolt wrote:
I think you are going the max for your rig. IMO you don't have enough truck.
Really? His TV is rated for 12K, the trailer's gvwr is under 10K.
Yes but with a family in the burb and the tongue weight of that heavy TT he is at or slightly over GVWR on the burb. Also the burb's 130" WB is relatively short to control a long TT like that.
Honestly if I didn't have my Hensley Arrow, no way you would catch me over 55 mph. Maybe if I had a 350 crew cab as @64thunderbolt suggests...
Every rig is different, every driver is different, I have passed RVs and been passed by RVs....I've also seen all the posts on here of upside down RVs on the side of the road...so it's not fair to criticize anybody for driving too fast OR too slow IMO.
It's not only about wgt. You need enough tv to handle the mishaps along the way. And they will come along. So I stand by my opinion that a burb with a 30' TT is not the best situation.
