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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RinconVTR wrote:
OP, this trailer is starting out with a very heavy hitch weight for our Sequoia.
I'm definitely starting to see the problem. Assuming a max cargo (hitch) weight of 970# taking just me as a driver into account, I'd have to keep the hitch/axle dist ratio between 11.4 and 12.4 according to a quick spreadsheet (which also jives with online calculator). Given that the TT starts out at 12.1% dry, and that doesn't take into account the WD hitch, propane, battery, oh and I don't know, the massive pass-through storage this unit has right behind the hitch, I'm unlikely to improve upon this distribution ratio. It's very likely to get much worse. Never mind the fact that even if I could magically keep it between 11.4 and 12.4, all those scenarios exceed my goal of keeping trailer weight 7600# or less. It ranges from 7800-8500. The only thing I think I can do with the Sequoia at this point is tow it home dry/empty.
Thanks for everyone's help.
