Is this safe?
This is our First RV and we just bought the truck this week! We’ve not officially bought this RV but it’s the one we put a deposit on it seems we would be like 800 or more over weight So we have ...
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I’m far from being an internet weight cop and with that said, you will be right at the practical limits of a srw truck and of course well over payload rating.
A few things to consider. This being your first camper and your inexperience at towing much less towing basically a semi trailer, and your perceived lack of understanding, it sounds like a horrible idea from here.
17” wheels = base model truck and the tires are surely not up to that weight rating. At a minimum I’d be somewhere between some heavy rated 18s or 20s rims and appropriately rated tires. Or 19.5s.
If you’re experienced, equip the truck right and keeper out of the mountains it’s semi reasonably doable imo. But not with how the truck is currently equipped.
And I with more knowledge and experience wouldn’t even want to tow that thing with that truck on any significant grades or curves.
Grit,
You hit the 1 post hit-n-run correct.
Not knowing the year of the truck is no help either, along with actual suspension and tare wieght.
Reality, ANY dual 6K or lightly loaded 7K axle trailer with 2500 or less lbs of hitch weight/11 to 12K on axles, OP will be fine. Anything above and beyond that, the chassis will more than likely be overloaded. Along with bottoming out on dips, speed bumps etc
Assuming a reasonably new ie last 5 years old model, more HP/Torque/gears than they will ever need with the trailer size I mentioned.
Have a happy new year all.
Marty
