Towing Capacity Question
I am considering a new travel trailer. It is 31 feet long with a dry weight of 6,544 lbs and a carrying capacity of 2,256 lbs, for a maximum combined weight of 8,800 lbs. The hitch weight (I assume ...
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Desert Captain wrote:
Dry weights are worse than useless, never rely on them. With the OP's 8,800 GVWR his tongue weight should be 1,144# + at least an additional 100# for the weight of the hitch. This puts him 300#+ over his hitch limit.
He will not be able to tow his alleged towing capacity of 9,200# as he will have run out of payload long before that. The OP needs a lot less trailer or a lot more TV... it is just that simple. "Light" loading is not going to change the math.
Good luck.
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
Get something with a solid rear axle and these problems will probably go away. The Expedition's IRS doesn't have sufficient capacity to handle a heavy tongue weight trailer like that which you propose.
On a related note, by the time you consider the weight of passengers, a lot of 1/2 ton pickups might find themselves in the same situation.
