Skye
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Skye
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2018
- Threads
- 16
- Messages
- 217
- Reaction score
- 465
- Location
- Burleson TX
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 JLUR
- Occupation
- Nuclear FSE
- Thread starter
- #46
Guess it's just two different view points. For me, the jeep tows it great and I'm confident the drivetrain can handle it. I have an awesome brake controller. I know how to drive when towing. I'm sure its bumping the max but I'm good with it.Have either of you hit a scale to actually get good numbers? I have a trailer that says it has a hitch weight of 648 pounds. It is weird, but almost like the trailer advertised tongue weight doesn’t include my two batteries, two propane tanks, tools etc. With that stuff added the tongue increased to about 1000 pounds. I have 1700 pounds of advertised capacity on my truck and once I add people a full tank of gas I am bouncing up to it. Please know that manufacturers will remove things like bumpers, seats, spare tires etc, when the test their weights. I think they most be trying to make the coolest commercial. This is why the numbers never match what is published. I am pretty no one is taking off their bumpers to tow.
I get that I sound like a broken record, but ya’ll are playing with fire. Go drive through a CAT scale, pay the $10 and be surprised at what you weigh. There’s an app for that. Use it.
Even if I weighed and was a little over (worst case scenario I'm only a little over) I wont be replacing the trailer or the jeep. I love both.
Sponsored