Salesmen...sheesh
Thanks to all your advice, I have read up on what my vehicle can tow. It's getting very frustrating that every salesman we have talked to only cares about the towing capacity of my vehicle and tells m...
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I suppose I was a bit overly generalizing. I did meet one very small RV sales place that was pretty honest with me, but he fudged a bit, too :-)
Still...we just bought our first trailer! From the first guy we went to. He was the one that BSed me quite a bit, but when we went back today he didn't try to push us to the bigger trailer.
Sooo...we bought a 2017 Bullet 243BHSWE. Dry weight is 4900. With 1000 lbs cargo we're pushing things if my kids gain a lot of weight, but should be fine.
Last I found, GVWR for my Toyota is 7300. Curb weight is 5985. Payload is therefore 1315. We currently add about 500-530 pounds or so. If I round to 600, that leaves 715 lbs. 100 lbs of cargo leaves 615 for tongue weight. With weight distribution that allows around a 750lb tongue weight. Worst case scenario would 7500 lb trailer weight. Best case would be around 5800. I know it's pushing things, but we could move cargo to the trailer and It's going to be quite a while before we reach 600 lbs of weight. Motivation to diet and exercise, I suppose...
Still...we just bought our first trailer! From the first guy we went to. He was the one that BSed me quite a bit, but when we went back today he didn't try to push us to the bigger trailer.
Sooo...we bought a 2017 Bullet 243BHSWE. Dry weight is 4900. With 1000 lbs cargo we're pushing things if my kids gain a lot of weight, but should be fine.
Last I found, GVWR for my Toyota is 7300. Curb weight is 5985. Payload is therefore 1315. We currently add about 500-530 pounds or so. If I round to 600, that leaves 715 lbs. 100 lbs of cargo leaves 615 for tongue weight. With weight distribution that allows around a 750lb tongue weight. Worst case scenario would 7500 lb trailer weight. Best case would be around 5800. I know it's pushing things, but we could move cargo to the trailer and It's going to be quite a while before we reach 600 lbs of weight. Motivation to diet and exercise, I suppose...
