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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Here's a calculator that you can put in your own numbers and see where you are at.
Your Sequoia numbers 6000 curb weight and 7300 GVWR indicate 1300 lb payload.
You're WD hitch will weigh about 100 lbs, unless it is a hensley or propride, then it will be more.
The average load of "stuff" people put in their trailers, is about 1000 lbs. Bigger trailer = more stuff.
Average tongue / hitch weight is 12 - 13 percent of loaded trailer weight. Depending on how you load, it go to 15 percent. Note !!! Tongue / hitch weight is not a constant number. It fluctuates up and down during every trip. Trailer holding tanks can have a significant impact on tongue weight. Tanks installed in front of the trailer axles, add weight on the tongue. Tanks behind the axles, subtract from tongue weight.
During a camping trip, my tongue weight can be anywhere between 975 and 1200 lbs. My loaded trailer weight is around 7400.
Your Sequoia numbers 6000 curb weight and 7300 GVWR indicate 1300 lb payload.
You're WD hitch will weigh about 100 lbs, unless it is a hensley or propride, then it will be more.
The average load of "stuff" people put in their trailers, is about 1000 lbs. Bigger trailer = more stuff.
Average tongue / hitch weight is 12 - 13 percent of loaded trailer weight. Depending on how you load, it go to 15 percent. Note !!! Tongue / hitch weight is not a constant number. It fluctuates up and down during every trip. Trailer holding tanks can have a significant impact on tongue weight. Tanks installed in front of the trailer axles, add weight on the tongue. Tanks behind the axles, subtract from tongue weight.
During a camping trip, my tongue weight can be anywhere between 975 and 1200 lbs. My loaded trailer weight is around 7400.
