Manufacturers?

Rcole33 wrote:


My favorite was
Sport Trek 312VBHK. Leftover 2015 and can buy for around 23k

Also like the
Prime Time 3150BH
Forest River 8312SS

Make sure you pay close attention to the weights on these TTs as those are big trailers for a 1/2 ton truck. Given your favorite:

UVW = 7290 lbs
Carrying capacity = 1190 lbs (this is not a high number for a TT and will be easy to max out for a family of 4 even without filled tanks)

That would equal 8480 lbs for the trailer's GVWR, but forget about max tow of your TV and pay attention specifically to your payload. At 13% tongue weight (13% is a happy medium and a generalization, could be as high as 15% for proper town manners) of the GVWR of 8480 lbs for most likely a properly loaded trailer maxed out, your tongue weight will be at 1102 lbs. You stated your TV has 1562 lbs payload, so after only the tongue weight, you will have 459 lbs left over for WDH, family and any items loaded into your truck. Towing only 40 miles or for a short weekend will have zero to do with anything, you will still be out on public roads towing with your family's safety in consideration.

Aside from all of that, you probably will not like the tow manners much with that big a trailer and will probably be stuck with the situation many on this site have been faced with... feeling like your trailer is too big for your current TV and faced with the decision to upgrade your TV. There is a very big difference between towing a flat bed trailer that weighs 8500 lbs and a high-walled TT that weighs 8500 lbs. The force of wind resistance traveling down that road is that difference and having higher tongue weights on TTs to help counter the wind resistance is the norm versus why flatbed trailers can get by with a lot less tongue weight. This is not something most like to hear but it is a reality and better to know ahead of time.

Guaranteed there will be those that chime in saying no problem with that TV/TT combo and "I have done it". This is a decision you will have to make by yourself but better to be armed with information ahead of time than not. My point is, I would not do that combo you are considering... but that is purely my opinion.