Buying van to pull my trailer
I have a 2003 Jayco 10 ft. fold out a camper trailer with the 2 ft. storage in front. It has size 14 radial tires. Trailer weight 1950 net about 2800 gross. I plan on buying a 2008 to newer Grand Car...
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Caddywhompus wrote:popupcamping wrote:Wrong answer.
You should not tow a 2700lb dry trailer. The tongue weight would be close to 500 lbs loaded to camp and you do not have the capability.
350 tw is your max....sorry
350 is the maximum tongue weight with a class II hitch. You can buy class III hitches for the Freestar that not only get you the higher tongue weight capability, but the ability to use a WD hitch.
From memory, the class III Hidden Hitch (custom fit, not universal) on our Freestar was rated for 400 pounds of hitch weight without WD, and 550 with WD. The max trailer weight was 5500 pounds.
Freestars are some of the most under-rated tow vehicles in the world. A 4.2 liter Freestar will easily pull a travel trailer up to around 5000 pounds, despite carrying the rubber-stamp 3500 pound minivan tow rating. With some modifications, trailers over 5000 pounds are even possible.
So you are going to take all responsibility for OP if he is overloaded and gets into a legal issue?
