bruce and tanya wrote:
They told me I should be fine.. I hope that wasn't just to sell it. I am now pulling a Dutchmen 275 BH that weighs 4600# and I don't have any trouble. We only really go about 3-4 hours from house. What is the warranty like? forgot to ask about that.
That funfinder is going to weigh about 5800 ready to camp. For stable towing, these kinds of trailers need somewhere around 12 to 13% tongue weight, which comes out to around 725 pounds. That coupled with whatever else you have that adds to payload, is likely going to put you over the rear axle payload of a Tacoma.
Truck manufacturers state "towing capacity in pounds" pretty much based on the idea of pulling a boat, which typically can be set up with 8% or so tongue weight.
The real bottom line is whether or not a person wants to stay within stated weight limits. Many folks on this and other forums believe that manufacturer stated limits are nothing more than "guidelines" or "suggestions". Others feel that there are very real reasons why these various limits are stated, and that a wise setup keeps all the measured parameters within spec. Your choice. A trip to the CAT scale will give you the numbers you may or may not want to see.
As for dealing with any warranty issues with funfinder, I have no input on that. I bought my trailer two years ago from a dealer 600 miles from home. I had no issues that needed to be dealt with under warranty, and even if I would have, I likely would have just fixed it myself. I like to tinker and fix/improve things, so working on this camper is entertainment for me.
