Is this truck and trailer combo safe??
So I've been lurking here for awhile, and now DH and I are getting ready to purchase our first travel trailer. His truck is rated to tow 6,200 pounds, and the payload is 1,688 pounds. The trail...
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I have a Grand Cheokee with a V6 and recently tried towing a 1685 from Castaic to Frazier Park. I had it mostly loaded 4100 lbs at the CAT scale. It didn't have any problems. My tongue weight capacity is 620 lbs and that day it was 600 lbs. The 1685 seems to be a nicely balanced trailer and is easier to tow than I had expected. I have more stuff in it at the moment, but it still handled the breezy weather without a problem going across hwy 138 yesterday.
California has a 55 speed limit for vehicles towing trailers, and my V6 JGC seems to go along nicely between 55-60.
Whether your vehicle came with the factory tow package or not might make a big difference- the JGC would be rated to tow 3500 instead of the 6200 with tow package.
I'll probably will know more tomorrow as I'm heading to Death Valley, probably by way of Trona. At the moment I've only driven the Grapevine and the 138.
Thanks, hearing about your personal experience really helped! We are looking at buying the Lance 1685 next month :)
