Towing 4.6k w/ Nissan Titan vs Dodge Durango

redex113 wrote:

bikendan wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:
If you are a "by the numbers" guy, you will need to look at the payload capacity of both vehicles.

Personally, I would use the Durango (are RTs still Hemi?). First hand experience, they make a good tow vehicle for the weight class you are discussing.

5 or 6 people in the vehicle, will eat up a lot of the vehicle's payload capacity, leaving very little for the WDH weight and loaded tongue weight.
I would expect the Titan to have a higher payload capacity.
OP, you are making a common newbie mistake by focusing on the towing capacity number, instead of the Payload Capacity number. That's the more important number to work with. You'll find the Payload Capacity number on a driver's door yellow sticker. It'll say something like "Occupants and cargo should not exceed xxxxlbs".

Just checked both vehicles. The durango is 1200 and the titan is 1322. A lot lower than what i thought they might be. However, the titan would likely have less cargo and people at all times so i guess this makes sense... I wonder what is industry standard on 1/2 ton trucks...

Thanks for this advice!

redex113 wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
The math is to add up the weight of the trailer, passengers and the stuff that you plan to load in the trailer and in the truck.

Then check it with the rated payload capabilities of the truck.

The total numbers not he first should be equal or lower than the payload numbers.

I'll let the experts advise you on the hitch and load dynamics. I'm not participating in that never-ending and hard-to-die and sometimes heated discussions, lol.

hitch and load dynamics that sounds mysterious! I did watch a video on how TW is variable w/ how you load weight in relation to the position of the axles. Is that part of the discussions?

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
The math is to add up the weight of the trailer, passengers and the stuff that you plan to load in the trailer and in the truck.

Then check it with the rated payload capabilities of the truck.

The total numbers not he first should be equal or lower than the payload numbers.

I'll let the experts advise you on the hitch and load dynamics. I'm not participating in that never-ending and hard-to-die and sometimes heated discussions, lol.

bikendan wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:
If you are a "by the numbers" guy, you will need to look at the payload capacity of both vehicles.

Personally, I would use the Durango (are RTs still Hemi?). First hand experience, they make a good tow vehicle for the weight class you are discussing.

5 or 6 people in the vehicle, will eat up a lot of the vehicle's payload capacity, leaving very little for the WDH weight and loaded tongue weight.
I would expect the Titan to have a higher payload capacity.
OP, you are making a common newbie mistake by focusing on the towing capacity number, instead of the Payload Capacity number. That's the more important number to work with. You'll find the Payload Capacity number on a driver's door yellow sticker. It'll say something like "Occupants and cargo should not exceed xxxxlbs".

camp-n-family wrote:
First off, you are not towing 4.6k. If that is the dry brochure weight you will be closer to 6k lightly loaded with a tongue weight north of 700lbs. I doubt the Durango has the payload for 6 passengers and the tongue weight. The tongue weight will probably exceed the receiver rating too.

The Titan will do a better job but either way you’ll need to take 2 vehicles with 6 people.

Bionic Man wrote:
If you are a "by the numbers" guy, you will need to look at the payload capacity of both vehicles.

Personally, I would use the Durango (are RTs still Hemi?). First hand experience, they make a good tow vehicle for the weight class you are discussing.

Boomerweps wrote:
At that weight, you'll likely need a weight distributing hitch.
Of course the truck would likely pull better, but the Durango would be fine. Do you own one or the other now? Is the six person camping only immediate family or includes guests? If buying a new tow vehicle, many 1/2 ton trucks have a front seat semi-bench option.

ACZL wrote:
First off, Welcome to the forum!!!! Lots of good info from a lot of regulars on here. Sure there is the usual badgering, but it's what makes it fun. Plenty of popcorn issues/comments and such.

While I cannot answer many of your questions, what you really need to know is the max GVW of the RV...NOT the dry weight. That alone will tell you which vehicle would be better5 suited.