james000222
Active member
Greetings.
I posted in the intro forum, read the majority of the pertinent articles in your excellent library, and paged through some of the resources as well.
My main concern/questions relate to towing, hitches, sway control, braking, and weight distribution systems.
To repeat: my tow vehicle is a 2013 Toyota Tundra, 5.7L I-Force V8, with towing package. It's also a 4x4. I know I don't need that to tow, and that lowers the weight I can tow, but that's OK. Would rather have it if I need it on certain terrains and in weather. This tundra has factory sway control.
After a fairly rigorous few months of research, I'm currently looking at four different used TTs for purchase.
2014 K-Z Sportsmen 241RKS
2016 Keystone Hideout 212LHS
2016 Jayco Jay-Flight SLX 264BHW
2016 Coachmen Catalina 223FB
As I said in my intro - a lot has gone into these as a potential selection. But I'm open to other suggestions!
I wanted used, but not too used.
I wanted length, but not too long.
I wanted two axles, not one.
The main purpose of this TT is vacations - hopefully several per year, short hops to the lake, and longer trips to the mountains, mostly weekends but some week to two week trips.
So some of the things I read in the library related to hitches, sway, and WD. I just bought the truck last week, it does not have a hitch per se. No ball, just a place for one to attach. And wiring ports of course.
It sounds like when I pull away from the dealer with one of those TT's, I need the right hitch, and I am guessing the dealer who sells me the trailer will be the best bet to get the right hitch?
Do any of those TT's have built in sway control? From what I've read, having it on the truck is good, having it on the TT in addition is better. One of them has a sway package as an option. Why are these things not mandatory as critical safety features, I wonder?
Do the better sway control hitches have WD built in or is that another purchase? It looks built-in but just checking.
I've seen comments about over-priced sway control systems from dealers - the nicer ones online are $250 to $450.00 (Reese dual cam) that sound about right?
It looks like I need to match the sway control to the trailer - any recs for those listed above and/or the truck above?
When I buy the TT does it come with a braking system, or is that extra and/or up to me to figure out? Are there options here that are important? There's precious little in the feature list for these models on braking other than "self-adjusting electric brakes". That doesn't tell me if I have or need a control unit in the cab (I presume yes), but not sure I need to purchase separately.
Thanks!
James
I posted in the intro forum, read the majority of the pertinent articles in your excellent library, and paged through some of the resources as well.
My main concern/questions relate to towing, hitches, sway control, braking, and weight distribution systems.
To repeat: my tow vehicle is a 2013 Toyota Tundra, 5.7L I-Force V8, with towing package. It's also a 4x4. I know I don't need that to tow, and that lowers the weight I can tow, but that's OK. Would rather have it if I need it on certain terrains and in weather. This tundra has factory sway control.
After a fairly rigorous few months of research, I'm currently looking at four different used TTs for purchase.
2014 K-Z Sportsmen 241RKS
2016 Keystone Hideout 212LHS
2016 Jayco Jay-Flight SLX 264BHW
2016 Coachmen Catalina 223FB
As I said in my intro - a lot has gone into these as a potential selection. But I'm open to other suggestions!
I wanted used, but not too used.
I wanted length, but not too long.
I wanted two axles, not one.
The main purpose of this TT is vacations - hopefully several per year, short hops to the lake, and longer trips to the mountains, mostly weekends but some week to two week trips.
So some of the things I read in the library related to hitches, sway, and WD. I just bought the truck last week, it does not have a hitch per se. No ball, just a place for one to attach. And wiring ports of course.
It sounds like when I pull away from the dealer with one of those TT's, I need the right hitch, and I am guessing the dealer who sells me the trailer will be the best bet to get the right hitch?
Do any of those TT's have built in sway control? From what I've read, having it on the truck is good, having it on the TT in addition is better. One of them has a sway package as an option. Why are these things not mandatory as critical safety features, I wonder?
Do the better sway control hitches have WD built in or is that another purchase? It looks built-in but just checking.
I've seen comments about over-priced sway control systems from dealers - the nicer ones online are $250 to $450.00 (Reese dual cam) that sound about right?
It looks like I need to match the sway control to the trailer - any recs for those listed above and/or the truck above?
When I buy the TT does it come with a braking system, or is that extra and/or up to me to figure out? Are there options here that are important? There's precious little in the feature list for these models on braking other than "self-adjusting electric brakes". That doesn't tell me if I have or need a control unit in the cab (I presume yes), but not sure I need to purchase separately.
Thanks!
James
