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therink
Jun 16, 2015Explorer
If the max tongue weight you can haul with your SUV is 550 lbs, then you are limited to a travel trailer weighing (loaded not empty) weighing about 4200 lbs. A small hybrid trailer may work for you. If you want a hard sided full travel trailer weighing more than 4200 loaded, it looks like you need a full frame truck or larger SUV capable of handling a heavier tongue weight.
The tongue weight of travel trailer equals near 13 percent of the loaded weight of the trailer. In other words for example, a loaded trailer weighing 5000 will have a loaded tongue weight of around 650.
The tongue weight of travel trailer equals near 13 percent of the loaded weight of the trailer. In other words for example, a loaded trailer weighing 5000 will have a loaded tongue weight of around 650.
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