Tow vehicle for newbie
Have just bought a 2010 Forest River R Pod 172. I have a 2000 Toyota Tacoma with a 2.7 4 cyl 5 sp manual tranny 4x4. I pulled the trailer home about 30 miles and it pulled great, but I have some conce...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Well that POD only weighs 1442# GVWR
Has a dry tongue weight of 81# (Dry weight of 959#)----LINK
So ANY 250/2500 truck ----just in case you what to go larger trailer later on
Otherwise 150/1500 truck would be fine even a Tundra or Titan
OB, the 1442 number is kilograms, not pounds.
dry weight is 2113lbs, GVWR is 3179lbs and dry hitch weight is 179lbs.
i recommend upgrading to a v-8 pickup, since you're considering getting something bigger in the future.
just realize, even with a v-8 truck, you'll still have limitations in future trailers.
if a 5th wheel is in the future, i'd look at a diesel 3/4 ton truck.
