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Battery on tow vehicle
Quick question. I took my travel trailer to my local dealer to get state inspection done. I haven't towed the camper since October. When I go this long, I usually unhook the battery and bring it home to sit on a Battery Tender. I towed the camper to the dealer and parked it in the service lot. The guys came out to start the truck about an hour later and it wouldn't start. They had to jump it. After they jumped it, they left it running until I paid and left. When I got to the storage, I backed it in and left the truck running until I got home. When I got home I turned it off and it fired right up. Do you think I have a bad battery or could there be a short in the camper somewhere causing an issue?1.1KViews0likes6CommentsRe: Confirm Towing Capacity Is OK?
I just looked at the specs for my trailer. It shows a tongue weight of 605lbs. Does this include propane and battery? If not, I would guess that the tongue weight is closer to 650lbs. If that is the case, my cargo is at 1450 if I look at the worst case with our stuff in the bed of the truck. Does that 50lbs matter? Because worst case, I would be 50 lbs over. And I didn't mention, not that it matters, I put LT 'E range' tires on the truck just because I like the stiffer ride.376Views0likes0CommentsRe: Confirm Towing Capacity Is OK?
Good to know. I just looked at the truck sticker says 1400#. So you are correct, we will need to reduce the amount in the rear. Actually, I shouldn't put anything back there if my trailer is indeed 800# tongue weight. I guess I do need to get that verified.97Views0likes0CommentsConfirm Towing Capacity Is OK?
I know you all get this all the time. But I wanted to give my setup and see if folks think this is OK. I weighed my 2011 Keystone Passport Ultralight. It is 5764 lbs shipping weight which I assume is dry. When I travel it is right around 6500-6700 lbs depending on gear. We have a 2010 Ford F150 XLT SCrew w 5.4L V8 4x4. Towing capacity of the truck is supposed to be 9600lbs. I did not look at the tongue weight of the trailer when I weighed it because I always seem to have someone in a hurry behind me to unhook the trailer on the scale. We have a WD hitch too. When we are in the car, it is me (200 lbs), wife (not going to tell you), two kids (150 lbs total), fido (40 lbs) and some stuff in the rear of the truck that comes in at about 500 lbs at the absolute max. (small amount of firewood, 2 bikes, water hose, etc) It seems to tow OK, but I wanted to see if this seems like enough cushion between the max capacity of the truck versus what I have in the trailer. You all are the experts or at least you have more experience than I. Does this setup seem ok?4.2KViews0likes18Comments
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