towing hitch for new trailer
Purchasng a used coachman 2021 spirit northern ultra lite 1943Rb. Its about 24 feet weighting about 4900lbs with a hitch weight of 520lbs. Will be towing w/ a 2020 ford F-150 w/ the small eco engine a...
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Second Chance wrote:
Those weights are all empty weights - pretty useless numbers and should not be used for determining an appropriate tow vehicle or hitch. The GVWR of that trailer (fully loaded) is 6,500 lbs. which will yield a tongue weight around 780 lbs.
Rob
X2!
Actually 6,500 lbs GVWR has the potential of 975 lbs at 15% of tongue weight when fully loaded..
780 lbs is only 12% of TW, the max towing stability is achieved when your TW is at 15% of the trailer weight.
Yes, the recommended TW range is 10% - 15% and 12% is in sort of in the middle, it is better to shoot for 15% than 12%.
Maxing out your TW to 15% is advisable.
Granted, most likely you will not get to the GVWR but one should always plan for it just in case you end up getting close to the GVWR..
