Our First TT, will it be a hobby nightmare?
We are 2 weeks away from buying our first TT and we are not sure if this will be a nightmare or everything we dream about? We have our own business and can work from the office or a cruise ship, so...
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Slate CM wrote:
Toyota uses real world ratings, J2807 engineering standards since 2011, while Ford has yet to adopt them.
As of 2015 Ford is using them too, as are all manufacturers, IIRC. And they didn't loose much at all, nor were the 2011-2014's bad tow rigs at their limits.
That being said, make sure you calculate your weights off the payload sticker on the door of the truck and dry, midpoint, and max weights of the trailer. Make sure you are comfortable with those #'s you calculate.
Yes, the $800 hitch may be needed. When we settled on our unit, an Open Range LT272RLS, the salesman said they have 2 options, the cheap WD hitch and the best. He recommended the best for our F150. I said "I want the best.".
