Trying to understand normal tow handling
I traded in my 2014 Starcraft 1220 popup in August for a 2015 Fun Finder 242BDS at the beginning of August 2014. I weighed the trailer on an electronic vehicle scale with a full load and it came in a...
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skripo wrote:
Here are some updated numbers straight from Dodge:
The GVWR is actually 7100 for the R/T AWD. The payload capacity of 1380 includes the driver and a full tank of gas. If we back those out and calculate the payload as 7100 - 5331 we get a payload of 1769 LBS.
Stop shopping web sites. I have never seen a Durango with that much payload. Go visit dealer lots with vehicles equipped close to what you want. A 2014 model will be sufficient as 2015 Durango is not changed much. Open the driver's door and locate this sticker. Note what it has where mine says 2051. Tis is federally mandated on every passenger vehicle model year 2006+. It includes full fuel, bu not occupants, no driver.
AT 590 pounds of dry tongue weight, I suspect to are closer to the 720 pound limit the Durango has and well over the Explorer's 500 pound limit.
