Towed weight tables?
After a mere 50 year absence from the ranks of pop-up camper (folding/tent)users, I'm starting to test the waters for a used PUP. Key in my search is towed weight. From just a cursory review of some u...
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Again, thanks.
I've spent much of the last 40 years, since age 18, towing heavy boats and some utility trailers. I very much appreciate the advantages of trailer brakes, even when not legally required. I also have a feel for maintenance/repair issues which come with the advantages and the need to rig up controllers for my two vehicles and a friend's Tacoma which might also do some short-haul towing of the proposed PUP. With the Superduty weighing in at nearly 10,000 lbs GVW an unbraked tow isn't much of a concern. I'm OK with occasional short-haul use behind the lighter vehicles, too.
Besides, I don't recall seeing mention of trailer brakes on the small number of lightweight rigs I've looked at for sale ads for. Would I expect lighter units built in the mid-2000s would have them from the factory? A few longer-box and generally higher end units on the market do specify as having brakes, but none of the smaller units mention them.
Foy
I've spent much of the last 40 years, since age 18, towing heavy boats and some utility trailers. I very much appreciate the advantages of trailer brakes, even when not legally required. I also have a feel for maintenance/repair issues which come with the advantages and the need to rig up controllers for my two vehicles and a friend's Tacoma which might also do some short-haul towing of the proposed PUP. With the Superduty weighing in at nearly 10,000 lbs GVW an unbraked tow isn't much of a concern. I'm OK with occasional short-haul use behind the lighter vehicles, too.
Besides, I don't recall seeing mention of trailer brakes on the small number of lightweight rigs I've looked at for sale ads for. Would I expect lighter units built in the mid-2000s would have them from the factory? A few longer-box and generally higher end units on the market do specify as having brakes, but none of the smaller units mention them.
Foy
