Looking for help on TT decision
Hello everyone. I am in the market for a travel trailer and have found one I like and I think I can tow but I want to see if anyone can take a look at the numbers and double check to make sure I am...
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Thanks for all the replies. I truly appreciate them. So much information to take in.
I was able to weigh my truck today as if we were going camping and I was 30 pounds light on my payload numbers.
Front Axle - 2980
Rear Axle - 3300
Total Axle - 6280
That puts my leftover payload at 820 Lbs.
So if I understand correctly, If I am able to load the trailer and keep the Tongue/WDH weight combo under this number and close to 12% of trailer weight, I am within limits of my truck(barely)
Also, if I understand correctly, the tongue/WDH weight will spread out between the 2 TV axles and partially the trailer axles. So I should remain under my max axle weights both front and back.
Bottom line I guess is while I should be able to tow this within limits I am pushing the max of of TV and it might not be a pleasant experience. I already tried talking the wife into a new TV but no luck there. Yet.
Part of the deal does include a Fastway E2 WDH and a brake controller. So I will be using a WDH to tow.
I have read so many different beliefs on this I am not sure what to believe anymore. While I understand that the WDH will help redistribute the load across the front/rear/trailer axles, does it actually reduce the tongue weight?
I had a salesman tell me the same thing(I am skeptical). So all of a sudden my fully loaded 828Lbs(12% OF 6900) tongue weight turns to 640(828-20%)?? Seems to good to be true. If that is the case then I would feel more comfortable towing this trailer.
I do have the 5.7 Liter with 4.30 rear end and tow/haul mode so I am not really worried about power.
Thanks again to everyone. I have a lot to think about.
I was able to weigh my truck today as if we were going camping and I was 30 pounds light on my payload numbers.
Front Axle - 2980
Rear Axle - 3300
Total Axle - 6280
That puts my leftover payload at 820 Lbs.
So if I understand correctly, If I am able to load the trailer and keep the Tongue/WDH weight combo under this number and close to 12% of trailer weight, I am within limits of my truck(barely)
Also, if I understand correctly, the tongue/WDH weight will spread out between the 2 TV axles and partially the trailer axles. So I should remain under my max axle weights both front and back.
Bottom line I guess is while I should be able to tow this within limits I am pushing the max of of TV and it might not be a pleasant experience. I already tried talking the wife into a new TV but no luck there. Yet.
Part of the deal does include a Fastway E2 WDH and a brake controller. So I will be using a WDH to tow.
camp-n-family wrote:
If you're really concerned about staying under payload consider that a portion (~20percent)of that tongue weight will get transferred back onto the tt axles through the use of a wdh.
I have read so many different beliefs on this I am not sure what to believe anymore. While I understand that the WDH will help redistribute the load across the front/rear/trailer axles, does it actually reduce the tongue weight?
I had a salesman tell me the same thing(I am skeptical). So all of a sudden my fully loaded 828Lbs(12% OF 6900) tongue weight turns to 640(828-20%)?? Seems to good to be true. If that is the case then I would feel more comfortable towing this trailer.
I do have the 5.7 Liter with 4.30 rear end and tow/haul mode so I am not really worried about power.
Thanks again to everyone. I have a lot to think about.
