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spol11
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Sep 16, 2020

Towing camper with van. What rating hitch should I purchase?

Tow vehicle: 2013 Nissan Quest SV 6 cyl. Max tow capacity: 3500# Torque: 240 ft/lb RV: 2000 Trailmanor 2720 SL Dry weight: 2875# Payload cap: ~1210# Hitch weight: ~392# In the van will be m...
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bikendan
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Sep 18, 2020
spol11 wrote:
Good input bikendan.
I have found that the tongue weight on this particular trailer is about 390#. Obviously that still exceeds the van's max TW.
Would a weight dist. hitch help at all??
or is it as simple as TW cannot exceed TW capacity of towing vehicle? thanks in advance.


a WDH will not lower tongue weight, it just shifts it. and is that 390lbs the actual weighed tongue weight or a brochure/website "dry" tongue weight? and we haven't even discussed the van's payload capacity.

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