trailer weight
anybody had a 2001 Sierra Lite 22ft. travel trailer? I'd like to find out how much this unit actually weighs, UVW I tow with a '65 Chevy Van so knowing the actual weight is very important also,...
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As the old van weighs about 3500 pounds, I don't want my TT to be much more than that. Our last TT, a pristine 85 Wilderness weighed that much and it was very nice towing combination. Both were weighed at a local scale. We stupidly sold it cause DW didn't like setting up the gaucho for bed everynite and wanted a made-up-bed TT. So, we bought a 98 Wilderness "Lite" based on the manufacturers estimated weight of 3600 lbs, I weighed it and it was 4170, just too much for the van. The 292 inline 6 would pull it, but it was like the tail wagging the dog, didn't feel safe. I do feel like an idiot. I've been towing for 25 years and have bought a lot of trailers and should have known better than to believe estimated weights.
Finding a small TT with a front bedroom, center couch and a dinette has proven to be very difficult. Plus, I really need the front to slope back a lot for good aerodynamics. We've located a 22' Sierra 330 miles away from us (Blaine to Pasco in Washington state). I actually don't mind water damage or other broken things cause I enjoy fixing them up, its the weight and floor plan that's all important. So, I was hoping someone on the forum had had one and tell me what they towed it with, or had ever had it weighed. I hate to drive that far and find that it is too heavy.
The lady selling the TT towed it over Snoqualmie pass with a 2013 Toyota 4-Runner with the 6 engine and said it did fine. Can anyone towing with one tell me what towing capacity it has? What size TT do you tow with it? Is it as big as a pick-up? I'm a Chevy only guy, I am not familiar with any Japanese vehicle.
We have towed TT's all over the western US, over the Cascades and Rockies and down to the desert southwest a lot, so the van can do the job if the TT is not too heavy. In 1965, there were no tow ratings available, just carrying capacity. It's a half ton, but vehicles were built much stronger in those days, they used thick heavy duty steel. I'm curious how the van compares with a 4-Runner.
One would think after 69 years of walking around on this earth, one should be done making mistakes. Guess not.
Finding a small TT with a front bedroom, center couch and a dinette has proven to be very difficult. Plus, I really need the front to slope back a lot for good aerodynamics. We've located a 22' Sierra 330 miles away from us (Blaine to Pasco in Washington state). I actually don't mind water damage or other broken things cause I enjoy fixing them up, its the weight and floor plan that's all important. So, I was hoping someone on the forum had had one and tell me what they towed it with, or had ever had it weighed. I hate to drive that far and find that it is too heavy.
The lady selling the TT towed it over Snoqualmie pass with a 2013 Toyota 4-Runner with the 6 engine and said it did fine. Can anyone towing with one tell me what towing capacity it has? What size TT do you tow with it? Is it as big as a pick-up? I'm a Chevy only guy, I am not familiar with any Japanese vehicle.
We have towed TT's all over the western US, over the Cascades and Rockies and down to the desert southwest a lot, so the van can do the job if the TT is not too heavy. In 1965, there were no tow ratings available, just carrying capacity. It's a half ton, but vehicles were built much stronger in those days, they used thick heavy duty steel. I'm curious how the van compares with a 4-Runner.
One would think after 69 years of walking around on this earth, one should be done making mistakes. Guess not.
