Newbie: Towing TT w/ 2008 Toyota Sequoia
The camping bug bit my wife over the summer so we decided to attend the RV Expo in Boston over the past weekend. She fell in love with the 2018 Rockwood 2706WS and after two days of looking at smaller...
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stevevalwa wrote:
What other thoughts do you have besides the obvious I need to upgrade my tow vehicle? Will do so in time.
Unfortunately you have a significant problem now, not "in time". Take a look at my own trailer towing calculations here and here. This is towing a 19' trailer averaging 4800 lbs loaded & ready to camp, average gross tongue weight ~ 620 lbs, with a 5.3L V8 Silverado, GVWR 7000 lbs, GCWR 15,000 lbs ... yet I'm almost completely out of payload capacity. :E Your situation is SO much worse, your Sequoia isn't even remotely close to being suitable for towing a trailer of this size. FWIW, these calculations aren't any different than what one can do manually with a calculator, the worksheet just does it for you. If you'd like an .xls copy PM me with an email addy that accepts attachments and I'll forward a copy you can plug your own numbers into. Believe it though, you won't like the results. ;)
