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New to the Forum and new to RV'ing (haven't camped since I was a kid with my parents and the wife never has). Wanted to take a moment introduce ourselves. My wife Teresa and I are anxiously awaiti...
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Alex and Tee wrote:
My wife Teresa and I are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our 2022 Tiffin Allegro Open Road 36 LA. It will be our new full time home and we are also purchasing a new 2021 Bronco Sport as our tow vehicle. The only downside to the Bronco is it needs to be towed on a trailer.
Be careful about towing weight.
Tiffin says that the hitch on that RV is rated for 5000 lbs, but at least the chassis is rated for 6,000 lbs, sometimes they go the other way and the hitch is rated higher than the towing capacity (like the 36PA is rated for 4,000 lbs towing capacity).
The 2021 Bronco Sport has a curb weight of around 3,600 lbs, so you'll need to stay under 1,400 lbs with the trailer (which you can do with a lightweight aluminum trailer) if you want to stay under the hitch rating.
If you travel over many hills, you're sure going to be giving that engine a workout with that much weight. At least it's the new, slightly more powerful V8. You'll be close to 30,000 lbs depending on how heavily you load up the RV.
