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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Your calculations for 'tongue' weight is off a bit and so are your Axle weights (curb/base numbers)
Course you are using published numbers in your calculations which are NOT real numbers ------they are AVG for Base Model
The 804# published weight is DRY weight based on the DRY trailer weight of 6646# which is slightly over 12% ratio
Using 7600# MAX weight and 12% your tongue weight will be closer to 920#
Your Toyota Rear Axle only has 1380# (RAWR minus published 'curb' weight weight).
920# of that is going to tongue weight leaving only 460# before reaching MAX RAWR
460# minus 100# for WDH......now you are down to 360# which is most likely even less due to ACTUAL Vehicle weights at a Scale.
Your trailer UVW of 6646# is also a DRY Base model weight (published number---not actual scaled number)
Less than a 1000# capacity before reaching your 7600# goal weight
You are OVER Trailered OR actually UNDER Trucked........
So IF you have this trailer then best thing you can do right NOW.........use two vehicles and pack as much as possible in 2nd vehicle and keep trailer weight down to 7000# total
Still going to be UNDER trucked
Course you are using published numbers in your calculations which are NOT real numbers ------they are AVG for Base Model
The 804# published weight is DRY weight based on the DRY trailer weight of 6646# which is slightly over 12% ratio
Using 7600# MAX weight and 12% your tongue weight will be closer to 920#
Your Toyota Rear Axle only has 1380# (RAWR minus published 'curb' weight weight).
920# of that is going to tongue weight leaving only 460# before reaching MAX RAWR
460# minus 100# for WDH......now you are down to 360# which is most likely even less due to ACTUAL Vehicle weights at a Scale.
Your trailer UVW of 6646# is also a DRY Base model weight (published number---not actual scaled number)
Less than a 1000# capacity before reaching your 7600# goal weight
You are OVER Trailered OR actually UNDER Trucked........
So IF you have this trailer then best thing you can do right NOW.........use two vehicles and pack as much as possible in 2nd vehicle and keep trailer weight down to 7000# total
Still going to be UNDER trucked
