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drsteve
Dec 08, 2018Explorer
If you buy that TT plan on purchasing a new truck.
The 9200 lb tow rating might hold true for a farm wagon with zero tongue weight, or a boat with 7 or 8 percent tongue weight, but a TT has a tongue weight in the neighborhood of 13-15% of the total trailer weight, as well as huge wind resistance. And then there's the issue of the length. That is a LOT of trailer on a windy day with semis passing you.
A 1 ton SRW would pull it just fine and allow you to travel in one vehicle.
The 9200 lb tow rating might hold true for a farm wagon with zero tongue weight, or a boat with 7 or 8 percent tongue weight, but a TT has a tongue weight in the neighborhood of 13-15% of the total trailer weight, as well as huge wind resistance. And then there's the issue of the length. That is a LOT of trailer on a windy day with semis passing you.
A 1 ton SRW would pull it just fine and allow you to travel in one vehicle.
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