3,500 max tow capacity.
In our pursuit of fine tuning our snowbird lifestyle we're getting down to a tow vehicle. DW has her heart set on a SUV that can tow 3,500 lbs max. All we need is a TT for 2-4 (max) weeks down sou...
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John&Joey wrote:What SUV are you considering? Can it actually tow a 3500# trailer, or does the weight of TV occupants and cargo have to be subtracted from the 3500#.
In our pursuit of fine tuning our snowbird lifestyle we're getting down to a tow vehicle. DW has her heart set on a SUV that can tow 3,500 lbs max.
Casita makes a 13' Patriot which has an approximate dry weight of 1880#.
The axle capacity is 3500# which probably means the trailer's GVWR is 3500#.
You can ignore the GVWR unless you actually plan to load the trailer to that value.
Given the approximate dry weight of 1880# and your intended use (no boondocking), you probably can keep the loaded weight to less than 2700#.
Ron
