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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PopUpTom wrote:
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.
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1) Regardless of the weight,, most Hybrid travel trailers will exceed the "frontal area limitation" of the Highlander.
2) the last yota I had said not to exceed 45mph when towing (2010 Tacoma 4x4 TRD w/tow package). Keep in mind this is Toyota's body on frame midsize truck, and it also had a ridiculously low frontal area limitation as well.
3) I think the "sweet spot" for Hybrids are the 17' models that have a 3800# GVWR. 3500ish on the 3500# axles, and 350ish on the tongue. Without having the tongue weight safety debate; the point is that you can easily keep the weight under 3500# axle weight!
Hybrids don't tow easily, so the weight is, in my opinion, somewhat secondary if you toe long distances.
As for the trailblazer that can't tow, I am assuming it is a driver issue, because as much as I think they are an appallingly bad vehicle, they tow not too bad; fear of a noisy revving engine notwithstanding.
