blt2ski wrote:
Only issue with conversions, is due to AlL the bells and whistles included, you may not have any payload for the trailer you "could" tow based on the motor and axel and trans. Then add a few people, you may or may not be at max gvwr before adding the hitch wt of a trailer. This is really true when it comes to the 15 and 25 series vans. The 35, hard to say frankly, again, depending upon the bells and whistles added.
Otherwise, I doubt you would have any issues with it, depending upon the top design. I drive an MB van daily with the factory high top, I'm 9.5' tall, really do not have any more or less wind issues than shorter vans or rigs built like it.
I would try to get an empty wt of the van before buying it tho, just to verify the payload, and if you have the "1000" lbs for the HW if that is what the trailer you are looking for will have, or whatever the total is, be it 500 or 1500 for that matter.
Marty
And this is where I get lost, being new to the tow world. So ideally, we would need to have a fill tank, load the kids up, and weigh it, and then combine that with the weight of the trailer to make sure we are good? And, any idea on how to find out what the payload is? I haven't come across HW- I'm assuming hitch weight? Any good resources for explaining this would be great!