Best vehicles for towing
We are new to the idea of buying a TT. The vehicle we have now won't safely tow the size we want so we will need to buy another vehicle. We are looking at a TT that has about a 6500lb dry weight. What...
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E&J push'n wind wrote:Shorteelaw wrote:
To clarify how far we would be going... the furthest is probably a couple hundred miles. We live in Oregon which has mountains and beach a couple hours each way so there's no need for us to go far. No cross country trips for us.
I thought the Titan we were looking at had a payload of close to 2,000. I guess I'm confused too about the Tongue weight. If a truck says that the max tongue weight is 950 then I need to make sure that the tongue weight of the TT is less than 950?
The MFG puts that there because it is 10% of the factory tow rating of the vehicle. The actual hitch is rated at 10K WD and 5K wt. carring.
Shorteelaw -- you are correct with the mention you make regarding tongue weight and the receiver limit.
I think the point E&J is trying to make is that receivers have different limits on how much weight they can tow whether they are being used with WD hitch or not. However the same is true for the Tongue Weight the receiver can support. For instance my Duramax has a class V hitch. The limit on my hitch are ...
Max trailer weight...
Weight carrying = 7500
Weight distribution = 13000
Max tongue weight...
Weight carrying 1000
Weight distribution 1500
Recall that is just one of the many limits that need to be considered when matching a trailer to a tow vehicle. As many have pointed out you need to be aware of GVWR, Cargo capacity, GAWRs, GCVWR.
With the weight trailer you are looking at, and knowing those kids are going to grow and then you be hauling more of their stuff (think bikes) you would be well served with a 250/2500 Crewcab PU.
Lastly, if you find the perfect truck but the receiver isn't properly rated -- that is an easy change.
