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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AZmom wrote:
I also looked up the Tundra specifications and found this:
Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) = 16000 lbs
Max Towing Capacity 9000 lbs
So the weight of the truck (7200lbs) plus the GVWR of the trailer 8800lbs (which equals 16000lbs) must be lower than the GCWR? Or do I add the dry weight of the trailer (6800lbs) instead of the GVWR?
tent camping is so much simpler. just sayin
Your GVWR’s just matche the GCWR, which is good. What’s not good is you don’t want to pull the max the TV is “designed” for, the performance will suck and I think it’s very likely after one good trip either the TV or the TT will be replaced with something more suitable or it will be relegated to short, easy trips. Remember, you have to stop that sucker, also. Then, too, your 900# hitch weight sounds like a dry weight. TT hitch weights generally run 10-15% of the gross loaded TT weight and 10% would be very unusual, 13% is much more likely. Which translates to over 1100# for an 8800# TT.
If you only travel the flats, like FL or the mid-west you can pull more weight than if you want to cross any mountains. There you’ll lose about 3% of your power for every 1000’ of elevation which will be especially hard on a maxed out TV. Also, those weight ratings are arrived at by pulling just weight, not TT’s, which is like pulling a billboard through the air and a harder pull for the same weight. I just think your proposed TT is too big for the TV you’re considering. One option that might work for you is one of the HD F150 EB’s, but I have no experience with them. Questions about what one can pull with a given TV are pretty common and If you have the time and energy to read countless posts, you could do a search and find more information than you probably want. Good luck.
