payload and WD hitch clarification
With four sons and a wife in a Nissan Armada with 1450 payload, tongue weight becomes a factor pretty quick. We're in the market for a camper that'll sleep all of us. What I believe I understand: ...
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WHile what is being said is correct on what will happen at the end of the day with a WD system.......Not sure how big you are, spouse....but 4 boyz in a few years if they get to be the size of my twin boyz, 6'4" and 200 lbs when they were 15. 6' on 13th b-day. When my 4 kids, including 2 daughters, my family of 6 was in the 1200-1300 lbs range with JUST us in the rig. Your truck would be close to max gvwr with out hooking up a trailer.
If you are this close now, in a few years when those 4 kids get another 10 lbs per yr older....you're screwed!
Probably better to find a truck with at least 2000, if not 3000 lbs of free payload. I used SW3500 GMs with a 25' 6500-7000 lb loaded trailer, and STILL was close to or just over the manufacture GVWR of those trucks! I would not want to know where I would be with a typical DOT class 1 or LD class 2 rig, ie up to 8400 gvwr truck.
Truck in pic is at 9000s gvwr! You can see how small my twins were at the time. altho those two malamutes we took with us a probably 150 lbs per including crate.....Weight will add up quick.
Marty
If you are this close now, in a few years when those 4 kids get another 10 lbs per yr older....you're screwed!
Probably better to find a truck with at least 2000, if not 3000 lbs of free payload. I used SW3500 GMs with a 25' 6500-7000 lb loaded trailer, and STILL was close to or just over the manufacture GVWR of those trucks! I would not want to know where I would be with a typical DOT class 1 or LD class 2 rig, ie up to 8400 gvwr truck.
Truck in pic is at 9000s gvwr! You can see how small my twins were at the time. altho those two malamutes we took with us a probably 150 lbs per including crate.....Weight will add up quick.
Marty
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