Jeep GC and TT Towing Assistance
Hi all I'm new to this forum and the travel trailer thing. We just bought a Winnebago Micro Minnie with a weight of 3010 and I have a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee V6-Pentastar 290hp 3.6L engine. I bought ...
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Hook it all up and go get it weighed. Then unhook and weigh the Jeep. Then roll on the scales, unhook and weigh the trailer. With these numbers, you will have a good idea of where you stand.
Or, take the gross weight rating of the trailer, multiply by 15% to find max tongue weight. Add weight of WD to tongue weight. Subtract from listed payload of the Jeep. What’s left over is for passengers and their stuff. This will give you an idea of close you are.
I had a Frontier maxed out on payload pulling a 23’ camper. Did it for years all over the US with no problems and no white knuckles. I don’t know how that compares with a Jeep, but a lot of internet experts told me I couldn’t or shouldn’t do it. I knew my numbers and was set up to handle them.
Or, take the gross weight rating of the trailer, multiply by 15% to find max tongue weight. Add weight of WD to tongue weight. Subtract from listed payload of the Jeep. What’s left over is for passengers and their stuff. This will give you an idea of close you are.
I had a Frontier maxed out on payload pulling a 23’ camper. Did it for years all over the US with no problems and no white knuckles. I don’t know how that compares with a Jeep, but a lot of internet experts told me I couldn’t or shouldn’t do it. I knew my numbers and was set up to handle them.
