Frontal area for travel trailers
I have a 2016 Nissan Frontier 4 cyl 2WD and want to tow a Jayco that weighs 2300 # with a frontal area of 63 square ft. Any ideas about the feasibility of this? The owner's manual states a limit of 30...
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hone eagle wrote:blt2ski wrote:
I still want to know, how many of you folks with full size 5w's, with front bedroom slides, are going to upgrade your measly 35 series duallies to something OTHER than one of these types of rigs. as you max frontal area per the new JSEA specs is 80 sq ft! you are all in the 100-110 sq ft range. so probably over your rated amount.......
Just something to think about!
Marty
Where were you all the time we had to endure the constant drumbeat from the Ram boys
- we meet the jsea specs .......... na na n naa.
sheesh that got tiresome
I 've probably beat this issue and a few others to death too.
Not that one can go.back.searching that far, probably.before I.started.murdering this forum. Tow ratings for light trucks.are a.joke Imho. 12 percent max grade to.start and reverse on in lowest gears......I've been on some 25-30 percent grades heard in Seattle locally. Stalled out a few times too.
A 15k rig with.90 squadron ft of frontal area, needs same HP to.go.60 mph.as a 26k give rig with 70 sq ft. Frontal area can.make or break folks. As can sleepiness of grade. Unless you've been there. One will.Not understand the why.ratings are a **** shoot in some cases.
Marty
