First travel trailer
Hi all! Just joined up and I already have a question. Now that my wife and I are retired, we would like to do some travelling. Unfortunately, as with so many others these days, finances will be a bit ...
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westend wrote:
Small SUV's don't make great tow vehicles. The payload capacity of that vehicle is around 1000 lbs. The hitch weight of a 3000 lb travel trailer will be in the neighborhood of 600 lbs., ...
I think you've confused the Pathfinder with something else. If you note in my post, the Pathfinder with the automatic tranny (Which I have) has a rated towing capacity of 5,000 lbs and a max tongue weight of 500 lbs. Going with a trailer that has a factory weight of 3,500 lbs or less should leave me with a reasonable "safety margin" once it's loaded up.
Andy
