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Aaronsmity
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Mar 26, 2018

New to TT and TVs - Budget truck for 5200 lbs max

Hitch Weight of TT = 484 lbs GVWR of TT = 4450 lbs Family of 4 in truck = ~600 lbs Truck Cargo = ~150lbs Total = 5200 lbs towing capacity So I am looking at a modest TT (2018 Heartland Mallard ...
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AlmostAnOldGuy
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Mar 29, 2018
Aaronsmity wrote:
So many things to think about my head is spinning lol. I am not seeing much for sale by private owners, guess I need to be patient. I know next to nothing about trucks so I have to Google axle ratios lol.


Good news is you are doing this homework before you purchased a truck. That puts you ahead of most of the pack.

Good luck,
Stu

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