What can I tow safely with my TV
Hello all wise ones out there! I plan to hit the road full-time next spring. I will drive a fair amount to explore much of this grand country I call home-including some mountain areas (Rv at the par...
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UntetheredExplorer wrote:
Thanks, KerrlakeRoo-but I'm not sure I follow. If max Jeep payload is 1050 and person, TT hitch wt, sway bar (170+596+100 = 866), that leaves me with available tongue weight of 184? Is this right? Does not take into account Jeep cargo, front TT cargo, propane tanks or batteries...I am missing something?
You have it right, and the battery (50 lbs) propane tanks and fuel (80 lbs) and whatever materials are in the forward part of the trailer still have to be added.
You will be right on the edge if you are travelling alone, and many folks do overload to varying degrees with equally varying results.
Also you may want to look again at that trailer, you show it as having a 1100 lb ccc, so on that consider the same weights for battery and propane, plus whatever gear/clothing/supplies you intend to load plus water. Is that 1100 lbs enough?
Best of luck in your decision process.
