Mar-20-2014 11:54 AM
Mar-21-2014 07:31 PM
Spappy wrote:
Congrats!! on trailer, daughter, and coming home! I'm not awaiting a new trailer, but I'm counting the days to my first trip. Enjoy. 🙂
Spap
Mar-21-2014 07:27 PM
kknowlton wrote:
Congrats on your new rig! We just traded our "big rig" (slightly smaller & lighter than your new one) for a smaller camper, and picked up the new one last week. We're both getting pretty antsy waiting to be able to go camping. 🙂
Hope you find your current TV will pull it ok, but if not, have fun with the search for a new one!
Mar-20-2014 08:22 PM
Mar-20-2014 02:57 PM
Mar-20-2014 01:45 PM
spud1960 wrote:
I know your excitement, we picked up our new Coleman 297res a few weeks ago and can not wait to go camping!! Our first planned trip is May 2nd!!
Mar-20-2014 01:41 PM
handye9 wrote:stahrmcgee wrote:
Fingers crossed that the TV will be good with it (Max tow package >11,000 lbs capacity), but if a new TV is necessary, that will be the next adventure.
Your weakest point, most likely will be your payload (cargo capacity) of the truck.
Check the sticker on your driver side door post. Some models have as little as 1400 lbs payload.
Whatever it says for cargo capacity or payload, is the weight room you have for everything / everybody you have in or on the truck, plus the weight distributing hitch, and trailer tongue weight.
Your new trailer is over 7000 lbs empty. Loaded for camping, it could weight over 8000, with 950 - 1000 lbs of tongue weight. Then you have to add 100 lbs for the hitch.
Mar-20-2014 01:38 PM
Mar-20-2014 12:50 PM
stahrmcgee wrote:
Fingers crossed that the TV will be good with it (Max tow package >11,000 lbs capacity), but if a new TV is necessary, that will be the next adventure.
Mar-20-2014 12:45 PM
Mar-20-2014 12:35 PM
Mar-20-2014 12:34 PM
clubhouse wrote:
Very nice trailer. We too are a family of 5 looked at the 8311SS. Really liked the floor plan of the 8311, but stuck with Jayco and the single slide 29QBH just to keep the length down a bit. Got it in Feb, so I know the excitement you must be feeling.
However ---- Family of 5, 35' TT likely with 1000+ lb TW and 8000+ lbs once loaded being towed by a F150.
Let congratulate you in advance on your new TV :-). I suspect it won't be long before your shopping again 🙂
Mar-20-2014 12:18 PM