Hello everyone!
I am definitely a newbie, so please have patience! We are trading in our 23'Bantam Trail-Lite for a 32' Jayco Jayflight BHS (haven't traded yet, but will in the next day or so). We have been towing the Bantam easily with our 1995 15-passenger E-350 Ford Club Wagon Van with a 5.8L engine. The new camper has the following ratings: Unloaded weight 6885#, Dry hitch weight 970#, GVWR 9000#, CCC 2115#. These numbers are all pretty much Greek to me, but my question is: can my van tow this new trailer. The salesman assures me confidently that it can, but I'm not sure whether or not he's accurate or just trying to make a sale. We cannot afford to buy both a new trailer and a new tow vehicle, so need to be sure about this before trading up. Any help you can offer this newbie would be wonderful! Thanks!
I am definitely a newbie, so please have patience! We are trading in our 23'Bantam Trail-Lite for a 32' Jayco Jayflight BHS (haven't traded yet, but will in the next day or so). We have been towing the Bantam easily with our 1995 15-passenger E-350 Ford Club Wagon Van with a 5.8L engine. The new camper has the following ratings: Unloaded weight 6885#, Dry hitch weight 970#, GVWR 9000#, CCC 2115#. These numbers are all pretty much Greek to me, but my question is: can my van tow this new trailer. The salesman assures me confidently that it can, but I'm not sure whether or not he's accurate or just trying to make a sale. We cannot afford to buy both a new trailer and a new tow vehicle, so need to be sure about this before trading up. Any help you can offer this newbie would be wonderful! Thanks!