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Re: Newbie: 1/2 Towable Cross Country Trip Suggestions
Thanks for the prompt reply. :) I looked at the payload capacity, and it is listed as 1580 LBS. The Grand Design was a hitch weight of 670 LBS. So does this math imply that towing that trailer would be safe? 1580 - 700 (Passengers and cargo) - 700 (hitch weight) leaves ~ 100 LBS of wiggle room? I guess I am trying to distinguish if its safe to pull, vs just being technically pullable, given the size of that trailer.179Views0likes0CommentsNewbie: 1/2 Towable Cross Country Trip Suggestions
Hi all, I need some help and advice. I have a 2007 F-150 2WD Supercrew Lariat 5.4 Triton V8 with the max tow package. It was my mom's before she passed away and only has 27k miles on it. It was already set up to pull her horse trailer. Some quick specs, it has a GVWR of 7500LBS and a max trailer weight of 9000LBS. So I came up with the following train of thought. * Buy a new trailer to cross the US, since my wife and I will be working remote (COVID) for the next 6 months at least. It would be a great chance to travel the US and live out of the trailer since we are early 30s, and have no commitments (Mortgage, kids, etc.) It would need to accommodate 2 work stations, since we both still have to work remote. Being new and listening to some dealer suggestions, we had our heart set on a Grand Design Imagine 2670MK. Turns out many hours of research later, that thing is probably too big for our truck and as a newbie completely terrifies me to tow. Now I am at a loss and looking for suggestions of trailers I can cross the country in, living out of for several months, with enough space to work from. I cannot change the truck, as that is the only thing enabling us financially to be able to do a trip like this. Any suggestions? I appreciate you reading this far! -- Andrew5KViews0likes20Comments
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