Dry weight vs. ready to go weight.
For the newbies who are TT hunting this may be of some use. The dry weight on my 25 ft. Dutchman is listed at 5004 lbs. Tongue weight is said to be 462 lbs. (about 9%) Twice I weighed my rig wi...
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Calicajun wrote:
With our current TT we are about 8,000 pounds under as our TV is rated at 16,500 pounds towing.
There is the other pit fall...........mfg. magical tow rating
Which comes with lots of asterisks, caveats and fine print
150# driver, 20# cargo, base trim model, etc.
You will reach/exceed trucks GVWR, RAWR and/or Rear Tire Load Rating long before reaching that mfg. magical marketing tow rating.
Two numbers you can count on GVWR and GCVWR
