Scratching my head on this one
We are still looking for that idea TT for our needs and think we may have found one. While talking with the salesman, I asked what the tongue weight was on this particular model, and his reply was " ...
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Steve, Don't be too down on the salesman, as was said most don't have any real world towing experience. This board wasn't around until I bought my second trailer, but by then I was more in the know than the salesman. If you haven't done so already, weigh your tow vehicle with the family and a full tank of fuel like you are ready to camp. Subtract the scale weight from your GVWR and that's how much you can afford to handle for tongue weight. Divide that number by 0.13 and that will tell you what the loaded TT weight should be. Subtract 1000 lbs and that will tell you what the dry weight should be.
Having these numbers in my mind enabled me to shop wisely without needing to rely on the salesman. When he showed us a TT, the first thing I would do is look at the sticker in the cabinet and see what the dry weight is. If it's above my target number, I would just say" This one's too heavy" before DW got inside and fell in love with any features. At some point the salesman would tell me that I could tow more with my truck, and my stock answer is "That's what I am comfortable with."
I think most folks get into trouble shopping for the trailer first, then when they find one they fall in love with asking the salesman if they can tow it....of course the answer is a "yes".
Having these numbers in my mind enabled me to shop wisely without needing to rely on the salesman. When he showed us a TT, the first thing I would do is look at the sticker in the cabinet and see what the dry weight is. If it's above my target number, I would just say" This one's too heavy" before DW got inside and fell in love with any features. At some point the salesman would tell me that I could tow more with my truck, and my stock answer is "That's what I am comfortable with."
I think most folks get into trouble shopping for the trailer first, then when they find one they fall in love with asking the salesman if they can tow it....of course the answer is a "yes".
