Swear my last question not. TT weight
Ok I'm looking at Jayco jay flight 32' fully load its 9000lbs. My truck can tow up to 8500lbs. I know I'll never fully load it. Would you buy it or stay clear of it?
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SoundGuy wrote:Camper76 wrote:
My truck can tow up to 8500lbs.
You haven't provided any details about your truck but if you're quoting it's so-called tow rating then it's easy to say - not a chance on the planet you should be towing that much trailer with this truck. :E If it's a typical 1/2 ton I wouldn't tow much more than ~ 6000 lbs fully loaded and ready to camp, otherwise gross tongue weight with a family and cargo in the truck will in most cases push the truck beyond it's payload capacity and probably it's Gross Rear Axle Weight Rating.
IMVSO this is EXTREMELY SAGE ADVICE:B ... and inexperienced folks don't realize how much they actually end up adding to the dry wt of a trailer nor how stressful it is on one to not have a lot of "towing safety margin wt wise" when matching a TT to a TV. This is especially true of 1/2T gas based vehicles.
Larry
