TT Recommendation Needed
We currently have an Apex Nano 193 BHS and are looking for something similar but bigger. Looking for recommendations for: -6000 lbs or less dry - tow capacity of 8800 lbs -queen bed -bunk beds ...
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bjkb1f wrote:drsteve wrote:
The TT posted by wanderingaimlessly is 32 feet long and easily 7000 lb once it's loaded. I would not even consider something that big behind an SUV.
Is it the length or weight you'd be most concerned with or the combination of the two. I'm still relatively new to towing, so if weight is OK, would the length be something to be concerned with? Harder to control?
Both. Your Navigator is a people mover. It comes with HT tires rather than stiff sidewalled truck tires. The suspension is plush. It's a Lincoln, so some of the payload capacity has been taken up already with power options, leather seating, and other bells and whistles. None of that is conducive to heavy towing.
Did you look at the door sticker to see what your particular payload is?
The Nav has a wheelbase of 122". A crew cab pickup is almost three feet more than that. Your short WB, softly sprung Nav will be at a disadvantage when that 32 foot trailer decides to wag the dog due to heavy winds, passing trucks, etc.
A note on weight... when the manufacturer says trailer, they do not necessarily mean TRAVEL trailer. Your Nav would haul a farm wagon with 7000 pounds of brick stacked on it, or a big boat, far easier than a TT. Travel trailers have the worst aerodynamics and the largest percentage of tongue weight of any bumper pull trailer. With an HD truck this is not a really big deal. With an SUV, it can be a dealbreaker, especially as you approach the "rated" towing weight.
