Forum Discussion
bobndot
Jan 13, 2018Explorer II
The 12k tow rating doesn't mean too much.
My 2016 silverado's payload 0f 2000# is at max, towing the 2016 Jayco 23RB dry wt of 4700# and TW 550#.
Watch your payload of all the stuff you carry inside the TV including people and hitch weight.
What I do is look at the gross weight rating of the TT and take 15% of that number as a "general real weight number".
Keeping in mind my TT is a non slide alum skin TT and only run with 15 gals of water incl the 6 gal water heater. My Jay flight real weights are rolling down the road at 6000#-6300# with a TW of 900#-975# depending how much i carry inside the TT and if I bring a second battery on the tongue.
Check the tire size between comparable floorplans of the Jay Flight and WH . See if it that would apply or not.
https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/f7/difference-in-jayflight-vs-whitehawk-51709.html
My 2016 silverado's payload 0f 2000# is at max, towing the 2016 Jayco 23RB dry wt of 4700# and TW 550#.
Watch your payload of all the stuff you carry inside the TV including people and hitch weight.
What I do is look at the gross weight rating of the TT and take 15% of that number as a "general real weight number".
Keeping in mind my TT is a non slide alum skin TT and only run with 15 gals of water incl the 6 gal water heater. My Jay flight real weights are rolling down the road at 6000#-6300# with a TW of 900#-975# depending how much i carry inside the TT and if I bring a second battery on the tongue.
Check the tire size between comparable floorplans of the Jay Flight and WH . See if it that would apply or not.
https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/f7/difference-in-jayflight-vs-whitehawk-51709.html
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