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Re: Towing Capacity Question
Thank you for all the helpful advice. I agree with everyone here that the initial camper we were looking at would be too large for my TV. Unfortunately, that is the danger of listening to a poorly informed salesperson! After having to explain to him that I would be really pushing the limits of my payload capacity (and him arguing with me that I would be fine because I have a towing capacity of 8,700), he called back saying he talked to one of their mechanics and the mechanic agreed that is was way too much for my TV. Lol, I won't be going back to this sales guy. Anyways, we are now looking at a 23 footer that weights 3,900 with a 418 hitch weight. Much smaller than we had initially looked at but it will work just fine and we'll be safe pulling it. Correct? Thanks again for everyone's help!486Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing Capacity Question
bikendan wrote: How about posting a pic of the driver's door yellow sticker? Need to see the "Occupants and cargo should not exceed xxxxlbs" part. And please don't use fictional brochure/website trailer weight numbers. Especially dry tongue weight numbers. I mentioned it earlier, but it is listed as 1,200 lbs on the door sticker486Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing Capacity Question
otrfun wrote: The OP's biggest problem is verifying all his/her ratings/weights. A lot of assumptions being made (payload, tonque weight, dry weight, loaded weight, receiver hitch rating, RAWR, etc.). I may have missed it, but I don't believe the OP has one capacity, rating or weight that's actually been verified (verified = TV VIN related data and/or Cat Scale ticket). Even the dry weight of 5,900 lbs. quoted for the camper is suspect. I've seen these dry weight stickers be off as much as 1,000 lbs. Many dry weight quotes (especially brochures) are with *zero* options, no propane tanks, no batteries, etc. With lighter TV's like the Durango, tongue weight is critical. Realworld, loaded tongue weight can easily be 50-75% more than the dry tongue weight rating specified on the typical manufacturer's brochure. Prior to a visit to a Cat Scale, everyone's rig is riding on a long laundry list of assumptions. I can't tell you how many times I've seen someone's jaw drop (mine included) after taking their rig to the scales the first time. The best approach is to be extremely conservative. In the RV world, if you look anything remotely "close" on paper, you're probably over---possibly way over. With all this being said, I commend the OP for starting this thread---and asking all the right questions. Hopefully this thread will prevent the OP from making some of the same mistakes that some of us here have made in the past. My listed payload is 1200 lbs (although that appears conservative as my calculations would have it closer to 1500 lbs). The hitch weight of the camper we are now looking at is 450 lbs and myself and family would add another 500 lbs. So that would give me 250 lbs for the increase in hitch weight with a loaded camper. Still seems tight but better than the first option we were looking at.486Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing Capacity Question
packpe89 wrote: What is the length?? I have found that as much a concern as the weight, especially if you plan on any long distances. Not sure I would want over 24' or so with a Durango. We were looking at a bigger one but now we are looking at this one: https://forestriverinc.com/rvs/travel-trailers/cruise-lite/261BHXL/734 It is 29" including the hitch. Its about 1500 lbs lighter than the first one we looked at343Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing Capacity Question
Huntindog wrote: kbucky wrote: That is the weight listed in the SRT owners manual Welcome to the world of options. For very pound of options, the payload is reduced by a pound. What is in the manual is for a base truck. What is on the sticker is for your truck as optioned. The sticker does not list the weight. It only gives the standard 1,200 payload number which is shown no matter what options to you add or remove343Views0likes0CommentsTowing Capacity Question
Please forgive as I am a complete newbie to all of this. I have a 2018 Dodge Durango SRT with a towing capacity of 8700 lbs. We are looking at a camper that is 5,900 lbs dry weight. Obviously that falls within the 8,700 but I know there is a lot more involved than just that. My max weight for passengers and cargo is 1,200 lbs. Assuming my family takes up 500 lbs of that and the hitch weight of the camper is 682 lbs I am pushing the top end correct? (Did I calculate that correctly?) Looking for opinions from seasoned campers if this setup looks ok or am I over doing the capabilities of my Durango? Of course the sales guy says I will be fine but I take what he says with a grain of salt!7.6KViews0likes37Comments
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