Need help finding a TT with these features...
Hi all Believe me, I have looked well. I have looked on these forums, and there was a recent thread that was similar, but not quite what I am looking for. I have also looked through different flo...
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sh410 wrote:
With a payload of 1150#, subtract the wieght of you and your family, plus the stuff you have in the truck plus 100# for the WD hitch. What is left of you payload will be what you can have for tongue weight. For example:
Family weight:..400#
WD htch:........100#
Stuff in truck:..50#
Total...........550#
Payload........1150#
Less............550#
Max tongue wt...600#
GVWR of Trailer..4615#
13% of loaded Trailer tongue 600#
All of the trailers loaded you are looking at will be over 4600#
Well I am well aware of those numbers, I was just looking at a TT that has a hitch weight of 640 and GVWR of 7500. Even if the hitch weight is dry hitch weight (I'm not sure), I would be comfortable with a payload around 1200-1250.
Hitch - 700
Family - 180+140+30+30(minus 150) - 230
Stuff in truck - 100 to 200 (that would be a lot)
Maybe wood in box (100 at most)
WDH - def not 100, but let's say 100 for arguments sake
Total - 1230-1330
Now that's with extreme guesses to all weights. I would be fine within 100 over payload, but that's just me. Granted the kids will be getting bigger, but I will be getting a 2500 in 3ish years.
