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LVJJJ
Jun 17, 2020Explorer
How do you know the TT weighs 4400 lbs? Salesman info, from spec sheet? You will never know for sure unless you weigh it. Most likely it weighs a lot more than 4400 lbs, is that dry weight or loaded? Most TT's we've had weighed a lot more than advertised except for our Trail Lite and current Trail Cruiser. Since I started towing in 1988 with a 1965 Chevy Van with a 292 inline six, I've always been very wary of actual TT weights. Some TT's we looked at weighed over 1000 lbs heavier than their listed weight. In the early '90's we got an '88 3/4 ton Suburban with a 454 so I quit worrying about weight for a while. Now we've got a '94 1/2 ton GMC Suburban, it had trouble towing our 4200 lb. 28' Trail Cruiser the 350's that year were really weak. The sticker on one of the cabinet doors in the trailer says dry weight is about 3800 lbs, actual weight is 4200 partially loaded. So, that's pretty close. The Burb now has a 383 stroker so weight doesn't mean much to me any more. We are well under the 13,000 lb GVWR for the '94.
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