Recommendations- Toy Hauler for Polaris Ranger 900 XP

[COwhitey]

New here, totally new to Rv'ing so please excuse my newbie ignorance. Looking to get into RV'ing mainly for a portable hunting camp that can haul my Polaris Ranger also. I believe I need the smallest possible toy hauler that will fit a 2015 Polaris Ranger XP (120" L x 65" W x 78" H) and be able to be hitch pulled by a Tundra 4x4 with the 5.7 Liter V8. Max towing capacity 10,600#, Ranger weight is approx 1,500#

In my research I'm not finding a lot of option that meet the criteria I have above. I see the Eclipse Iconic Limited 2414GTG could be an option but I'm looking for a used unit in the range of $25k or less.

Am I looking for something that doesn't exist? Any suggestions? Anyone have one they are currently using with a Ranger this size?

Thanks in advance for help.

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[CharlesinGA]

While the Tundra may have a 10,600 tow capacity, the actual capability of the the truck hauling a large enclosed/travel trailer is probably quite a bit less than that. Tow capacities are usually determined with a flat bed trailer with a load of bricks on it, not a huge "billboard" for a trailer. My old 2003 RAM 2500 with a Cummins diesel only had a 10K towing capacity.

Edit: be aware, toy haulers generally have very stout, well built frames, which make them rather heavy, and they are configured with the axles further aft so they balance properly when LOADED. When empty, they tend to have very high tongue weights.

What are your hitch limits? Max tongue weight with and also without weight distribution (this is either in your owners manual if a factory hitch, or in the hitch manufacturers literature or on a placard on the hitch for aftermarket hitches.

Charles

 

[COwhitey]

Thanks for your help and information. It's a factory hitch and the specs say 350# tongue weight.

 

[CharlesinGA]

Using your selected trailer as an example, it has a GVWR of 9900 lbs and a DRY weight of 6760 lbs. That gives you a CCC of 3140 lbs. If you fill the 100 gal water tank, and load the Polaris you are down to 806 lbs. Still not too bad, but you will need to subtract the propane and weight of tanks from that (74 lbs) that puts you down to 732 lbs. If you were to buy the optional fuel station and fill it, thats 244 lbs of fuel plus the additional weight of the tank and pump so that gets you down to 488 (probably closer to 450 in reality).

You can see where I'm going with this. I don't think you can reasonably overload this trailer, it has good numbers, but its gonna be heavy. You are right at a mile high where you live, and probably going to be traveling higher than that. Plan on losing about 3% of your rated HP for every 1000 ft of elevation.

It's a factory hitch and the specs say 350# tongue weight.

Thats not good. That trailer empty has a tongue weight of 1120 lbs, which exceeds even what my diesel truck is rated for with a weight distributing hitch.

Your manual should list a maximum weight with and without a weight distributing hitch. See the attachment for how my manual is written.

Charles

 

[tlmgcamp1]

Thanks for your help and information. It's a factory hitch and the specs say 350# tongue weight.

350 hitch weight seems really low, especially with 10000lb tow capacity

 

[COwhitey]

That's what I was thinking but that's what I found online. Will go check owners manual in truck now.

 

[COwhitey]

Charles,

Here in lies my problem that I haven't been able to find answers for or if a toy hauler even exists for the Ranger/Tundra combo I have. I believe I will need a toy hauler smaller that the 2414GTG due to the weight concerns you mentioned. My problem has been finding one that will fit the Ranger with my dimensions. Most are either too short or aren't wide enough in the space for the machine.