new with question (first of many to come!)
First of all: HELLO! My small family (me, husband, 1 kid) are planning to purchase a 28-30 foot travel trailer. Exciting! I'm hoping for some sage advice. We are looking at buying a 2012 Toyota Tu...
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opnspaces wrote:
The only suggestion I have is to find a couple of trucks you like on the lot and look inside the drivers door. You should see a yellow label with various information including the capacity of the truck. Take your phone and snap a picture of this label, come back here and upload the picture for us to see (we can help if you don't know how). We can use that information to help you see why this particular vehicle may or may not be a good fit for towing the trailer you have your eye on.
+1!!!!
It will state that passengers and cargo should not exceed "xxx" lbs.
As mentioned, all passengers and cargo subtracts from the payload of the truck which means your loaded trailers (not "dry" or brochure weight) tongue weight (tw) needs to fall in this left over amount without exceeding the rear axle rating.
Also talk to your husband about any accessories you may add to the truck: Truck cap, or tonneau cover, bed liner (Ford), step bars, mud flaps, etc All these items subtract from the payload amount as well.
