Towing a my new travel trailer my .02
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You had better scale everything.
Since you are real close to the numbers, you should know that you are off on a few of your numbers. Gas= 6.25/gal, water= 8.3/gal., you also have a few quarts of oil, some hydraulic and gear oils, and antifreeze. Also, are you carrying the propane in a plastic bag, nope, better add the cylinder weight. Have a battery? They're 65 lbs. When figuring hitch weight, you need to add into the subtraction from payload, the weight of the WDH, usually around 100lbs.
I would guess that even if you load nearly nothing in the trailer, your hitch weight is over 1000 lbs. and, by your own numbers, you are over the payload rating of the vehicle.
Something else that usually doesn't get mentioned is not "Can I can I make this work?" but "Should I make this work?". Towing right at the ragged edge of weights (or over) is stressful, both for the vehicle and for the driver. In some cases, it can also be a safety issue
Since you are real close to the numbers, you should know that you are off on a few of your numbers. Gas= 6.25/gal, water= 8.3/gal., you also have a few quarts of oil, some hydraulic and gear oils, and antifreeze. Also, are you carrying the propane in a plastic bag, nope, better add the cylinder weight. Have a battery? They're 65 lbs. When figuring hitch weight, you need to add into the subtraction from payload, the weight of the WDH, usually around 100lbs.
I would guess that even if you load nearly nothing in the trailer, your hitch weight is over 1000 lbs. and, by your own numbers, you are over the payload rating of the vehicle.
Something else that usually doesn't get mentioned is not "Can I can I make this work?" but "Should I make this work?". Towing right at the ragged edge of weights (or over) is stressful, both for the vehicle and for the driver. In some cases, it can also be a safety issue
