Need Some Advice on Used TT Purchase
Hello All! I'm new to this forum--but knew I could come here and get some solid advice for purchasing a used TT. We're towing with a 2005 Armada (9100 lbs), but in crunching the real numbers---I th...
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I think you'll be fine if you stay down on the weight.
I pull a Rockwood 2701ss ultra lite that is 31' over all length. It weighs in at 5820lbs loaded with all my camping gear (chairs tables,grills supplies) no food or personal stuff."
By the way our trailer has a tongue wt if 660lbs.
stay within these type of limits you should do fine. just my 2cents.....snip.....
I think we found one! It's a 2007 Rockwood Ultralite (it's the 33'). We've got the Tow Package, so the GCWR is about 14,600. We should be able to stay under that--maybe not under 10% though). It'll be close---but we need every bit of space in that thing. The price is perfect on it, too.
Some numbers there do not sound correct to me. A tongue weight of 660 pounds on a trailer of over 5800 pounds is 8.8%.
A more typical travel trailer tongue weight "in the real world" is closer to ( and desirable to be ) 12 to 15%.
A big, high walled, long trailer with under 9% tongue sounds like a prescription for sway to me.
I go back to my earlier post in this thread: "....it's your family..."
