Light Trailer Towing

rfporzio wrote:
Hi All, I will be taking delivery on my new Jayco 145RB with my 2012 Tacoma. Does anyone tow a light weight trailer without weight distribution and sway control. I do have air bags. tongue weight is 250lbs. with 3000 full load weight.
My plan is to test tow then add if needed.

With a factory dry weight of 2410 lbs and GVWR of 2995 lbs for a 2018 Jayco JayFlight 145RB it's hard to believe you won't be using all of this trailer's CCC, meaning your biggest challenge will be ensuring it's GVW loaded & ready to camp doesn't exceed it's GVWR. At an average 13% that means it's gross tongue weight should average ~ 390 lbs. Your Tacoma may be rated to handle that much but with some additional cargo weight also likely in the back of the truck I personally would use weight distribution such as the 6,000 / 600 lb Equal-i-zer. Air bags can make the truck look pretty but don't do a thing to transfer weight from the rear of the vehicle to it's front steer axle - a properly sized and adjusted WD system will.

My landscaping trailer is heavier. Your good, as is.

Many people pull small lighter trailers without using a WDH. You are right to give it a try, see how it works with your truck. Each truck/trailer can have varying results. If you actually have just 250 lbs tongue wt, with a 3K loaded trailer wt, that is not enough. A 10 percent tongue wt should be minimum, and 12-13 percent would be better, to contol any sway issues.

Jerry

You should know by now that the WD and sway police will say you must have both, even if it was a F250...OK, maybe not with a F350.:S
Try it as I doubt you need WD and way is caused by not enough tongue weight.