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Thank you all for taking time to help our family. To answer some of your questions: It is a 2015 with a single axle and 13" tires. We are in no hurry to get anywhere so we'll be taking our time and steering clear of the speed limit. It's just my wife and I and we pack extremely light. I know there's equipment we'll need to bring but we keep the amenities pretty low. The GVWR is listed at 3705lbs Dry Weight 2989lbs Tongue weight says 390lbs The payload is at 1300lbs Passengers 350lbs Gear 100lbs Hitch 100lbs Tongue Weight 400lbs =950lbs Is there anything else to consider, weight wise, in the TV? Thank you all once again!!!573Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing Newbie
Thanks all, It is a used 2006 Pathfinder 4.0 V6. All the info is great and it's a huge help. it seems the V6 would work and at times might be a little struggle, which seems to be the price we'd pay for the V6 Would anyone recommend maybe a transmission cooler to help?573Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing Newbie
Thanks for the speed tip. We plan on a slow and steady ride, we of course want to be on the safe side of all this thus our trouble. We really want a V6 to have a smaller vehicle but I don't want to spend the whole trip looking at the dashboard waiting for the car to overheat or worse as we hit some Mountainous terrain.158Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing Newbie
Thank you! The brochure has the empty weight at 2847, and a GVWR at 3750. So you say we should be looking at 4750 as an actual weight. The car's payload is 1300. Passengers - 350 Cargo -50? We travel extremely light and we'll have most of the cargo in the TT Hitch Weight- 390 Tongue Weight - ? We don't have the TT yet and aren't sure the tongue weight So we're around 800 plus the tongue weight and we'll see where that compares to the 1300.236Views0likes0CommentsTowing Newbie
Hey All, I'm brand new to this wonderful world and want to thank you all for all that you contribute to this site. I've learned so much and am so eager to continue to learn. Now we just purchased a 2015 Coachmen Viking 17RD. We are planning to do some cross country traveling and are looking for a Tow Vehicle. What I'm wondering is if we need a V8 for our cross country trip in a 3705lbs CVWR trailer. We were looking at a V6 like a Pathfinder or something with a 6,000lbs tow capacity. After reading some posts I'm starting to wonder if we need a V8 to be on the safe side. We plan on getting a weight distribution hitch with sway and brake controls. I appreciate your opinions and am sure the will help in our decision. Thank you3.4KViews0likes22CommentsTowing Newbie
Hey All, I'm brand new to this wonderful world and want to thank you all for all that you contribute to this site. I've learned so much and am so eager to continue to learn. Now we just purchased a 2015 Coachmen Viking 17RD. We are planning to do some cross country traveling and are looking for a Tow Vehicle. What I'm wondering is if we need a V8 for our cross country trip in a 3705lbs CVWR trailer. We were looking at a V6 like a Pathfinder or something with a 6,000lbs tow capacity. After reading some posts I'm starting to wonder if we need a V8 to be on the safe side. We plan on getting a weight distribution hitch with sway and brake controls. I appreciate your opinions and am sure the will help in our decision. Thank you1.1KViews0likes5Comments
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