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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Thanks for all the responses. I had a feeling I may be making a bad assumption with the tongue weight. So the hitch weight number Rockwood posts is likely coupled to the UVW, giving a more reasonable 12.1% ratio. If that holds, I would definitely have to tow with the SUV empty. I weigh 260, leaving a max tongue weight of 1230-260=970. At 12.1%, max trailer load = 8016
Did I over simplify that? I will definitely heed the advice of the recommended WD hitches. Or are you guys saying that because the hitch, propane, batteries, etc. are so far forward on the TT, it's likely to bump that hitch weight ratio number up closer to 15%? Makes sense if I think about it from a COG standpoint. Assuming 15%, Same calc as above, that leaves only 6467lbs for trailer load. I definitely see the problem I have here. Downgrading TT at this point is probably a no go with the wife. The answer will have to be looking into the brother in laws F250 in the short term and buying a very used dedicated TV in the near term...
Did I over simplify that? I will definitely heed the advice of the recommended WD hitches. Or are you guys saying that because the hitch, propane, batteries, etc. are so far forward on the TT, it's likely to bump that hitch weight ratio number up closer to 15%? Makes sense if I think about it from a COG standpoint. Assuming 15%, Same calc as above, that leaves only 6467lbs for trailer load. I definitely see the problem I have here. Downgrading TT at this point is probably a no go with the wife. The answer will have to be looking into the brother in laws F250 in the short term and buying a very used dedicated TV in the near term...
