RMarshallCB
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Howdy folks,
First time RV'er looking to purchase my first rig so the wife and I (along with dog) can do exploring before we get settled in our new home. We plan to be full timers while we try and find our new forever home town. Now I've done extensive reading on tow capacity, GCVWR, payload, etc. and I still can't seem to wrap my head around what weight my truck is rated to pull. I've read a few other topics on the forum and so I've gone and gathered up every little piece of info I thought important to the equation.
I currently drive a 2WD '04 Nissan Titan with the tow package standard. I'd like to purchase a TT that I can tow with my current truck. I haven't been able to get to a CAT scale to weigh the truck's GVW so I'm forced to make an estimate at the time. Most the info I'm pulling from the owners manual or the sticker on my vehicle. Now the specs are:
Payload: 1570-1488 lbs. (The difference in the manual depends on the bed type, which I'm honestly not certain which I have)
Towing Cap: 9300-9500 lbs. (again the bed makes the difference)
GCVWR: 14,600 lbs.
GAWR
Front: 3300 lbs.
Rear: 3800 lbs.
Tongue Load: 930-950 lbs.
Est. GVW: ~6000 lbs. w/ passengers + bed cap
So now the question is, what are the upper limits I can expect in purchasing my Trailer? Keeping in mind that from what I've been hearing, as full timers we can expect to carry close to an extra 1500 lbs. in cargo. Now I'd love to believe what the manual claims and operate off the assumption that towing capacity gives me the answer to my maximum safe weight, but as I understand it that isn't the case. Earlier this week we went to a dealer and I gave him the manual listed towing cap and he showed us some models, one in particular the wife and I loved, but after returning home and comparing some weights now I'm worried it'll be over the GCVWR. The rig in question is the Forest River Heritage Glen model T272RL http://www.forestriverinc.com/product-details.aspx?LineID=171&Image=5088&ModelID=2261#Main with a listed dry weight of 7300 lbs.
Anyhow, thanks for your time and I much appreciate any help I can get.
-Marshall
First time RV'er looking to purchase my first rig so the wife and I (along with dog) can do exploring before we get settled in our new home. We plan to be full timers while we try and find our new forever home town. Now I've done extensive reading on tow capacity, GCVWR, payload, etc. and I still can't seem to wrap my head around what weight my truck is rated to pull. I've read a few other topics on the forum and so I've gone and gathered up every little piece of info I thought important to the equation.
I currently drive a 2WD '04 Nissan Titan with the tow package standard. I'd like to purchase a TT that I can tow with my current truck. I haven't been able to get to a CAT scale to weigh the truck's GVW so I'm forced to make an estimate at the time. Most the info I'm pulling from the owners manual or the sticker on my vehicle. Now the specs are:
Payload: 1570-1488 lbs. (The difference in the manual depends on the bed type, which I'm honestly not certain which I have)
Towing Cap: 9300-9500 lbs. (again the bed makes the difference)
GCVWR: 14,600 lbs.
GAWR
Front: 3300 lbs.
Rear: 3800 lbs.
Tongue Load: 930-950 lbs.
Est. GVW: ~6000 lbs. w/ passengers + bed cap
So now the question is, what are the upper limits I can expect in purchasing my Trailer? Keeping in mind that from what I've been hearing, as full timers we can expect to carry close to an extra 1500 lbs. in cargo. Now I'd love to believe what the manual claims and operate off the assumption that towing capacity gives me the answer to my maximum safe weight, but as I understand it that isn't the case. Earlier this week we went to a dealer and I gave him the manual listed towing cap and he showed us some models, one in particular the wife and I loved, but after returning home and comparing some weights now I'm worried it'll be over the GCVWR. The rig in question is the Forest River Heritage Glen model T272RL http://www.forestriverinc.com/product-details.aspx?LineID=171&Image=5088&ModelID=2261#Main with a listed dry weight of 7300 lbs.
Anyhow, thanks for your time and I much appreciate any help I can get.
-Marshall