Santa Fe 2013 (3500lbs) and 2800lbs TT
Hi, Last weekend was Montreal National RV show, me and my wife decided to go take a look. I just bought a brand new Hyundai Santa Fe 2013 2.0TSE with a towing capability of 3500lbs, never towed any...
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That trailer has a 400 lb dry tongue weight. By the time you load water, LP, etc it could easily be 500 to 550 lb. Way too much.
The Coleman that DavidD linked to has too much tongue weight also. 347 lb + your stuff = too heavy.
For a vehicle with 3500/350 rating, you want to find a trailer that is under 2500 lb dry wt AND under 250 lb dry tongue weight. Some good ones to consider:
Safari Condo's "Alto" trailer
Escape trailers of Chilliwack BC: their 15' and 17' models
Scamp trailers of Backus MN USA
In addition to being light overall and light on the tongue, all of these trailers are rounded and lower profile units to make things easy on your Santa Fe. The Alto even lowers the roofline for travel.
You might also look at the Taylor Coach units. They are more conventional construction, but built very lightweight for smaller vehicles.
My own KZ trailer is only 16' and 2700 lbs loaded, but the loaded tongue is about 370-380 lb (with a full water tank, which is near the front). Otherwise I would have suggested it as a possibility.
The Coleman that DavidD linked to has too much tongue weight also. 347 lb + your stuff = too heavy.
For a vehicle with 3500/350 rating, you want to find a trailer that is under 2500 lb dry wt AND under 250 lb dry tongue weight. Some good ones to consider:
Safari Condo's "Alto" trailer
Escape trailers of Chilliwack BC: their 15' and 17' models
Scamp trailers of Backus MN USA
In addition to being light overall and light on the tongue, all of these trailers are rounded and lower profile units to make things easy on your Santa Fe. The Alto even lowers the roofline for travel.
You might also look at the Taylor Coach units. They are more conventional construction, but built very lightweight for smaller vehicles.
My own KZ trailer is only 16' and 2700 lbs loaded, but the loaded tongue is about 370-380 lb (with a full water tank, which is near the front). Otherwise I would have suggested it as a possibility.
