Half ton TV advice
I'm new to the TT world, looking for a 19-26' TT for the wife and I. We planning to semi-retire in 5 years, when we'll be late 40's, and live a minimalist lifestyle, try fulltiming and visit a lot of ...
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Hi guys, took me a bit to get to the scales, and the scale weight showed a rather depressing 5610#. The scale I used (at a waste transfer station) did not have ability to measure separate axle weights. This is fully loaded with full fuel, me, the wife and dog, and 50# of "stuff" in the bed to simulate travel gear.
Off the door sticker:
GVWR: 6350#
GWAR: 3900# (both front and rear axles)
This exercise shows me there's not much left for payload. If I understand this right, I have just 6350 - 5610 - 100 (WDH) = 640# left, which at 15% leaves just 4266# for the trailer. A more aggressive 10% gives me 6400#, but since I have pretty limited experience towing I'm inclined to err on the side of caution and stay near that 4300# figure.
I can see now why a lot of folks don't try to fulltime with a half-ton. The payload constraint is really tough to fit into.
To clarify from keymastr's last post, I have the tradesman 1500 pickup truck, not the van. I have no experience owning an RV, have only stayed in a few over the years with friends and family. I have limited towing experience, mostly weekend projects towing 4000# of sand or compost for a dozen miles on country roads.
Off the door sticker:
GVWR: 6350#
GWAR: 3900# (both front and rear axles)
This exercise shows me there's not much left for payload. If I understand this right, I have just 6350 - 5610 - 100 (WDH) = 640# left, which at 15% leaves just 4266# for the trailer. A more aggressive 10% gives me 6400#, but since I have pretty limited experience towing I'm inclined to err on the side of caution and stay near that 4300# figure.
I can see now why a lot of folks don't try to fulltime with a half-ton. The payload constraint is really tough to fit into.
To clarify from keymastr's last post, I have the tradesman 1500 pickup truck, not the van. I have no experience owning an RV, have only stayed in a few over the years with friends and family. I have limited towing experience, mostly weekend projects towing 4000# of sand or compost for a dozen miles on country roads.
