LJCamper wrote:
---Looking at the Keystone Passport 2890RL because it's the lowest dry weight unit I can find that has my preferred floor plan. Dry weight is 5390.
1. Any concerns about towing capacity?---
I would not be concerned about
pulling capacity, but I would be concerned about
carrying capacity.
The TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION sticker (probably found on the drivers door edge or pillar) will give a maximum allowable weight for passengers and cargo.
This is your "allowable payload" value. It might or might not be equal to the 1280# value obtained from Edmunds.com.
We can estimate some weights for occupants and cargo and see how much remaining payload capacity is available for trailer-induced vertical load on the TV.
Occupants -- 300#
Misc. cargo in TV -- 200#
Load distributing hitch -- 100#
Total weight of occupants, misc cargo, and WDH = 600#
Assuming an actual TT "dry weight" of 5500# (based on dealer website info) and 1000# of cargo added to TT gives an estimated loaded weight of 6500#.
Assuming a tongue weight percentage of 13% gives an estimated loaded tongue weight of 6500*0.13 = 845#.
Assuming the WDH will be adjusted to transfer a load equal to 20% of the TW to the TT's axles gives a vertical load of 845*0.8 = 676# added to the TV by the TT.
The above assumptions give a total added load of 600+676 = 1276#.
If your TV's allowable payload is 1280#, you would be at 99.7% of capacity.
You can make your own loading estimates and run them through the above process to see what you obtain.
Ron
