Newbie Ques for hitch selection
Hi All, Newbie to the forum and newbie to RVing. Following is my future rig. Have bought the tow vehicle and have zeroed-in on the trailer but not yet purchased. Tow vehicle is 2012 Acura MDX...
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So I bought the trailer mention in original post. Picked it 230 miles from home and immediately towed it back home.
MDX towed like a Champ !
I got an anti-sway bar installed which was very helpful since it was windy and there were open valleys with gusts. With that, felt comfortable towing. Just slowed down when there were strong gusts. Was comfortable driving at 65-70 when there no gusts and 50-55 when there were gusts.
Tekonsha P3 proportional brake controller too helped I guess since never felt the trailer pushing the SUV.
Also went to a scale and got all axles measured. Front of my car came in 568 lbs below limit. Rear came 355 lbs below limit. Trailer axle came in at 3200 lbs.
Didn’t individually measure tongue weight.
Gas mileage dropped from 19mpg to 12 mpg. Trailer stability assist never came on since anti sway bar handled it quite well. The rout has several pretty steep grades and MDX handled them with ease including the automatic transmission using the right gears.
MDX towed like a Champ !
I got an anti-sway bar installed which was very helpful since it was windy and there were open valleys with gusts. With that, felt comfortable towing. Just slowed down when there were strong gusts. Was comfortable driving at 65-70 when there no gusts and 50-55 when there were gusts.
Tekonsha P3 proportional brake controller too helped I guess since never felt the trailer pushing the SUV.
Also went to a scale and got all axles measured. Front of my car came in 568 lbs below limit. Rear came 355 lbs below limit. Trailer axle came in at 3200 lbs.
Didn’t individually measure tongue weight.
Gas mileage dropped from 19mpg to 12 mpg. Trailer stability assist never came on since anti sway bar handled it quite well. The rout has several pretty steep grades and MDX handled them with ease including the automatic transmission using the right gears.
