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Payload Rating vs Tongue Weight

I have a vehicle with a 5000lbs tow rating, 1296lbs payload capacity, and 500lbs tongue weight rating.When I see people calculating the towing capacity I don't see them considering the tongue weight rating, they usually take the payload and subtract ...

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Weight Calculations

My son has a Dutchman (24QB)24' 4500 lb TT. He wants to haul a 300lb motorcycle on the back of the trailer. How much will that motorcycle decrease tongue weight?

Trailer "dolly"

This could be a stupid question, but is a "dolly" like the one in the link something that is feasible to move a 5Klb travel trailer around? We are thinking about storing it along side our house, but it is a tight space in front (i.e. would be hard to...

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Running lights staying on

I have a 38 ft trail runner. It is parked at a trailer site. All of a sudden last week I noticed my outside lights on the trailer are staying on. They have never come on because we don't tow it. Any help would be appreciated.

engiman by • Explorer
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Estimate of cargo weight

So I'm still doing research and steaming down the path of a purchase. I want to ensure I factor in the right amount of "cargo."What would be a reasonable number to use for cargo...family of 5 (three small kids). I know the answers will likely be al...

Raife by • Explorer
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Expert Towing Advice

I have a 2020 Chevy Colorado LT, Short Bed. It is 4 WD and it has the Towing Package (brakes, etc). It has a towing capacity of 7000 pounds.We currently are looking at upgrading our camper to a 2020 Keystone Bullet. It is 29 feet long. The dry wei...

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Portable solar installation has me stumped

My little vintage Kustom Koach (affectionately named Gertie) serves as my studio. The previous owner gutted it and fitted it out as basically a bedroom on wheels. I, in turn, took out the bed platform and added bookcases and an IKEA table for sewing,...

2000 F350 7.3 diesel mileage

I returned from a trip to Bend Oregon, Spokane Washington, Sandpoint Idaho, and Missoula Montana (and other irrelevant overnight stays). A total of 2,930 miles in 15 days. I was amazed at my mileage, 14.7mpg, pulling my 27' 5th wheel. Most of my driv...

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Drilling hole in roof of Lance 1181

I am planning on mounting (2) 200 watt solar panels on the luggage rack on the top of my new (to me) Lance 1181. I would like to run the wiring down the left (drivers side) rear inside corner of the camper as it would be a straight line shot down to ...

Options are limted

So I have done research, posted here with questions, done more research and decided on the following criteria:- New or used (if in the last couple of model years)- ~4,500lbs dry weight (allows ~1,500lbs of cargo to reach a 6,000 tow limit after facto...

Raife by • Explorer
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~11K difference between same trailers...

What am I missing that the two listings have almost ~11K difference. If you look through other listings for the same model there is the range from ~15K to ~28K...generally the same model year (or close)https://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2021-Jayco-Jay...

Raife by • Explorer
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Camper jack torn off driving

***Link Removed***Gentelmen,I have a 2001 Okanagan. Front passenger side jack dropped down when I was camping and I didn't notice it. I drove off and it sounded like I drove over my fly rod. Unfortunately it was my jack that got ripped off the camper...

What kind of trailer plug is this?

My new Silverado doesn't have the standard 4 pin plug. Instead, it has this type of plug above the 7 pin plug. I've never seen this before. Do I need some sort of adapter to tow a trailer that has a standard 4 pin flat plug?

RobWNY by • Explorer
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