Need Advice on TT size for 3-4 months
Good Morning to all you good people. My name is Bob and I am retired but wife is not yet. However, we have thought about purchasing a TT to go south or wherever in the winter months as it's colder tha...
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What About Bob wrote:Terryallan wrote:
6000lb dry is going to be way too much for your TV. you need to look in the minis 5000lb dry range. And there are plenty of them.
I agree with needing to be able to use the TT with the slide in. Never know when you may want something , or need the bathroom.
What ever you get. Take your time and pick your TT wisely.
I am really surprised you mentioned a 5000lb dry range max. I thought dry range at 6k would leave me a lot of weight for this and that. Don't plan on traveling with water being 8.3lbs per gallon but I can see it adding up fast.
In 2006 we towed 3K popup trailer with a Ford Escape over the continental divide twice without problems....it was SLOW reaching the top though. We learned on that trip how to skimp on space and weight for 30 days, 6500 miles.
Reason I say that. Once you load the TV with you, your wife, your dog, and what ever else you carry in the truck. You will NOT have 7500lbs of towing capacity. You will be lucky to have 7000lbs left. Every pound you put into the truck other that a 150lb driver, and 1/2 tank of gas, comes OFF your towing capacity. So you need to start with a lighter than 6000lb TT, That is why minis 5000lb dry would be best.
If you start with a 6000lb dry weight. there is a very good chance that by the time you load the TT, you will be over your towing capacity, and GVWR of the truck
