I'm surprised there's not more posts here
With TTs under 20 feet becoming more and more popular with the V-6 SUV crowd, I'm surprised a lot more posts don't appear here. Is it because folks don't know about this forum? I'm guessing that's pro...
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The tow capacity of my Nissan Frontier is stated at 6100 pounds. If I were to set up a 6100 pound trailer with 12% tongue weight, that would be 732 pounds.
The truck payload is stated as 1150. The difference is 418 pounds. I travel solo and weigh 180 pounds. That still leaves me 238 pounds.
With my weight dist hitch hooked up for instance on my 4100 pound travel trailer ( 600 lb.TW ) I distribute 140 pounds of TW back to the trailer axle, so we could argue that I "gain that 140 pounds" back as truck capacity. In this example I'm back up to 378 pounds of available truck payload. I easily stay under that.
I would say that Nissan's stated tow capacity meshes easily and accurately with not only payload, but I'm also well under the axle capacity as well as tire capacity.
I would not call that a farce, I would call that a good match-up, which is likely a big part of why this truck tows either my travel trailer (4100 pounds ) or my horse trailer ( approx 5500 pounds at max, but usually around 4800 ) very well, and within stated limits.
"The right tool for the job", for the last 150,000 miles, of which over 60,000 have been towing.
Oh yeah.....normally aspirated 4.0L V6 gas engine. Original clutch, transmission never needed to be apart, only one set of brake pads replaced.
And yes, we also have a turbo diesel here as well. F350 dually for the two large GN trailers. It's also the right tool for those jobs.
The truck payload is stated as 1150. The difference is 418 pounds. I travel solo and weigh 180 pounds. That still leaves me 238 pounds.
With my weight dist hitch hooked up for instance on my 4100 pound travel trailer ( 600 lb.TW ) I distribute 140 pounds of TW back to the trailer axle, so we could argue that I "gain that 140 pounds" back as truck capacity. In this example I'm back up to 378 pounds of available truck payload. I easily stay under that.
I would say that Nissan's stated tow capacity meshes easily and accurately with not only payload, but I'm also well under the axle capacity as well as tire capacity.
I would not call that a farce, I would call that a good match-up, which is likely a big part of why this truck tows either my travel trailer (4100 pounds ) or my horse trailer ( approx 5500 pounds at max, but usually around 4800 ) very well, and within stated limits.
"The right tool for the job", for the last 150,000 miles, of which over 60,000 have been towing.
Oh yeah.....normally aspirated 4.0L V6 gas engine. Original clutch, transmission never needed to be apart, only one set of brake pads replaced.
And yes, we also have a turbo diesel here as well. F350 dually for the two large GN trailers. It's also the right tool for those jobs.
