Xterra tow vehicle
In my last thread labeled Camplite I asked about towing the Camplite 21rbs with an Xterra. I got great feedback with lots of information. So I took that information and went back to searching for a TT...
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Capeteacher wrote:rbpru wrote:
My WD hitch weighs about 50 lbs. it transfers that much or more forward to the front axel and back to the TT axel.
The WD hitch does not change the tongue weight, is just redistributes it, giving a bit less on the hitch and a bit more on the TT axels than without it.
Form experience you can easily add 200 lbs. to the dry tongue weight with the TT loaded for the road.
What I do not know is if the OPs hitch weigh rating is the same with or without a WD hitch. Nor do we know the max cargo capacity of the vehicel.
Cargo for Xterra is about 1000. How do I find out if the hitch rating changes with WD hitch?
my personal experience, towing a 17foot TT (about 21feet ball to bumper) with my Jeep liberty (has factory tow pkg), i think your closest limit will certainly be the payload of the xterra. TT is about 3500lbs fully loaded, and that's about the limit I'd tow comfortably with this TV (though the towing capacity is 5000). I've been to New England area a few times, and to Black Hills and Colorado with this setup, and it was very manageable. Certainly not as capable as bigger trucks on climbs, but gets the job done.
I use the E2 WDH, it has 2pt friction sway control, and it has been just fine.
