Found it! But CCC looks awful low?
The little woman and I have been thinking about a new RV for a couple years now, since the pop-up left. We found a Jayco X17Z on the local RV lot that seems perfect for the two of us, and dog. The...
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Thanks to all with the informative replies. I have been doing more research on the Jaycos that started with the link about axle issues in the Jayco owners forum.
We had been shopping for a new TV, that would spend way more time getting groceries than pulling an RV. A crew-cab truck would pull most anything, but the little woman finally decided on an SUV like her old one. (I would rather pull a popup with my Civic than have something else as my daily driver)
We recently bought a Highlander with a 5000lb tow rating. I knew that it would be able to pull both the 17 and 19' Roos and Exps that are just below that rating. We realized the 17 would meet our needs just as well as the 19, layout wize. The 19 adds the towed weight of another axle, but the advantage of more CCC. I just think the 17 at 3500lb would behave better behind the Toyota than the 19 at 5000lb. I could be all wrong as I now little about double axle towing behavior.
So the search goes on. I'm starting to think about a used 17' with new 14" tires and a 5000# axle underneath it. I should put new tires on it anyway, right?
We had been shopping for a new TV, that would spend way more time getting groceries than pulling an RV. A crew-cab truck would pull most anything, but the little woman finally decided on an SUV like her old one. (I would rather pull a popup with my Civic than have something else as my daily driver)
We recently bought a Highlander with a 5000lb tow rating. I knew that it would be able to pull both the 17 and 19' Roos and Exps that are just below that rating. We realized the 17 would meet our needs just as well as the 19, layout wize. The 19 adds the towed weight of another axle, but the advantage of more CCC. I just think the 17 at 3500lb would behave better behind the Toyota than the 19 at 5000lb. I could be all wrong as I now little about double axle towing behavior.
So the search goes on. I'm starting to think about a used 17' with new 14" tires and a 5000# axle underneath it. I should put new tires on it anyway, right?
