Would you tow this trailer home?

You'd probably get away with it just this once. But, then again, 6 hours is a long ways off to realize that you've made a mistake, and that dealer is going to want to have that unit off of his lot NOW, because the longer you wait, the less likely it is that you will part with your cash. Face it. He's got the leverage that you just don't have. He knows you do not want to have driven for 6 hours, only to change your mind and return home empty-handed. What it boils down to is, do you feel lucky?

diazr2 wrote:
With those numbers you sound like you would be well within your towing capabilities relax have fun with it.

yep, may want to move the batteries to the rear to lesson tongue weight,
bumpy

We Cant Wait wrote:
Go by the actual weight when the unit left the factory, there should be a Yellow sticker possibly on the left front side. This will be the actual weigh from a scale when the unit left the factory. The to be safe figure 10% of that as tongue weight. I would probable really consider a weight distribution hitch.

Yup, that's 4300 pounds.

My vehicle manual doesn't recommend a WDH. It says "A weight distributing hitch is not recommended for use with your vehicle, as an improperly adjusted weight distributing hitch may reduce handling, stability, and braking performance."

Also I read elsewhere on the forum that a WDH won't help me anyway as I can still only do a 500# tongue weight on a class III? That the different tongue weights with WDH are only with class IV and V?

Go by the actual weight when the unit left the factory, there should be a Yellow sticker possibly on the left front side. This will be the actual weigh from a scale when the unit left the factory. The to be safe figure 10% of that as tongue weight. I would probable really consider a weight distribution hitch.

carringb wrote:
Brochure tongue weight does not include the battery or propane. That alone could put it over 500 pounds of tongue weight.

The dealer said to me that Jayco includes two full pounds of propane in all of their weights, including tongue weight. Of course dealers don't always tell the truth or know what they are talking about. ;) I do have a photo of the yellow sticker and it does say that it includes full propane cylinders and full generator fuel if applicable. I don't know if that applies to the tongue weight though. That being said, we don't have to haul home with full propane.

One other thing though, the one we'd be buying has an electric tongue jack. Do those weigh significantly more than a regular tongue jack?

Brochure tongue weight does not include the battery or propane. That alone could put it over 500 pounds of tongue weight.

With those numbers you sound like you would be well within your towing capabilities relax have fun with it.