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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Lots of drama on this forum.
Yes, you bought too much trailer.
Yes, you can safely tow that trailer with your Sequoia, as you said, with only you.
If you load it with 1000 lbs of stuff (that is quite a bit of stuff, yes people load more, lots of people load less) you will be at 8000lbs. That is 960lbs of TW at 12%. The WD hitch will take care of its own weight. That leaves 300 lbs for you and a huge 44 oz big gulp.
It won't be convenient, or easy, but you can do it.
An 8000lb trailer pushing a 6000 Sequoia is no worse than a 12k lb trailer pushing a 7000lb 3/4 ton. The Sequoia brakes are bigger than the last generation F250.....not that it matters BRAKING IS NOT ON THE TOW VEHICLE.
A 3/4 ton won't stop a 8000lb trailer any faster than a Sequoia. Some F250s have empty 60-0 braking distance over 200ft!!! Ram 2500 is 195ft, Chevy also over 200 ft.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-ram-2500-3500-in-depth-model-review-2017-ram-2500-3500-performance-and-driving-impressions-review-car-and-driver-page-4A
Sequoia is 127ft. "In Edmunds brake testing, the Toyota Sequoia required 127 feet to come to a stop from 60 mph, which is a short distance for SUVs in this class."
It will always be about how well the trailer brakes work, it's tires, it's loading and the brake controller. Any trailer has it's own stopping distance with it's current weight and brakes. That distance is combined with the tow vehicles stopping distance. "Well if the brakes fail"....ya ya, I'd rather be in a Sequoia with a 8000 lb trailer behind me than a 1 ton SRW with 15k behind me during a trailer brake failure.
15% tongue weight is not "better". The more tongue weight the more down force on the hitch during a hard stop, which is less weight on the front braking axle. The least tongue weight that naturally (without sway control) doesn't result in sway is best.
Panic stop at 68mph while towing? Pretty sure that wouldn't of been a panic stop at 60mph. I love the weight police that talk about towing at 70 mph. Stopping distance at 60mph is 239 ft. At 68 mph it is 298 ft. A 59 ft difference....the difference between crunching metal and stopping 59 FT short of it.
You won't be able to tow in 25 mph crosswinds....or snow storms, or through a tornado, or T Storm. So be it. Just don't corner yourself in with a time crunch. Strong winds don't normally last over 24 hours.
If you get it, enjoy your new rig, don't get tempted to load it up and go, it will tow fine with just you. Have fun with your family and take it slow. Keep an eye on a better tow vehicle or smaller trailer when you are ready.
And this goes for everyone including myself....just because you have done something for a long time, doesn't mean you are any good at it. I don't see many taxi drivers racing Nascar.
Yes, you bought too much trailer.
Yes, you can safely tow that trailer with your Sequoia, as you said, with only you.
If you load it with 1000 lbs of stuff (that is quite a bit of stuff, yes people load more, lots of people load less) you will be at 8000lbs. That is 960lbs of TW at 12%. The WD hitch will take care of its own weight. That leaves 300 lbs for you and a huge 44 oz big gulp.
It won't be convenient, or easy, but you can do it.
An 8000lb trailer pushing a 6000 Sequoia is no worse than a 12k lb trailer pushing a 7000lb 3/4 ton. The Sequoia brakes are bigger than the last generation F250.....not that it matters BRAKING IS NOT ON THE TOW VEHICLE.
A 3/4 ton won't stop a 8000lb trailer any faster than a Sequoia. Some F250s have empty 60-0 braking distance over 200ft!!! Ram 2500 is 195ft, Chevy also over 200 ft.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-ram-2500-3500-in-depth-model-review-2017-ram-2500-3500-performance-and-driving-impressions-review-car-and-driver-page-4A
Sequoia is 127ft. "In Edmunds brake testing, the Toyota Sequoia required 127 feet to come to a stop from 60 mph, which is a short distance for SUVs in this class."
It will always be about how well the trailer brakes work, it's tires, it's loading and the brake controller. Any trailer has it's own stopping distance with it's current weight and brakes. That distance is combined with the tow vehicles stopping distance. "Well if the brakes fail"....ya ya, I'd rather be in a Sequoia with a 8000 lb trailer behind me than a 1 ton SRW with 15k behind me during a trailer brake failure.
15% tongue weight is not "better". The more tongue weight the more down force on the hitch during a hard stop, which is less weight on the front braking axle. The least tongue weight that naturally (without sway control) doesn't result in sway is best.
Panic stop at 68mph while towing? Pretty sure that wouldn't of been a panic stop at 60mph. I love the weight police that talk about towing at 70 mph. Stopping distance at 60mph is 239 ft. At 68 mph it is 298 ft. A 59 ft difference....the difference between crunching metal and stopping 59 FT short of it.
You won't be able to tow in 25 mph crosswinds....or snow storms, or through a tornado, or T Storm. So be it. Just don't corner yourself in with a time crunch. Strong winds don't normally last over 24 hours.
If you get it, enjoy your new rig, don't get tempted to load it up and go, it will tow fine with just you. Have fun with your family and take it slow. Keep an eye on a better tow vehicle or smaller trailer when you are ready.
And this goes for everyone including myself....just because you have done something for a long time, doesn't mean you are any good at it. I don't see many taxi drivers racing Nascar.
