I'm planning to purchase a 2015 Jay Flight SLX 264BHW this week (link to trailer info). We got a really good deal on it and so we're upgrading from our popup.
I had a few questions though and am looking for opinions and experience.
Unloaded weight is 4425
dry hitch weight is 510.
GVWR is 6500, but I don't plan to ever come close to that.
I have a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer V8/AWD with factory tow package.
Trailer weight range: 0-7020 lbs
max tongue weight 500lb (WC), 740lb (WD)
I'm definitely going to get the WD hitch and a brake controller (probably this one). I was also planning to have the transmission fluid flushed and changed to synthetic.
Anyone have similar experience?
Someone on the Jayco Owners forum pointed to a calculator that seems to indicate that I'd be OK. The main concern with this setup would be payload rather than the towing capacity itself.
Here's what I put into the calculator: calculator results
The Trailer GVW and tongue weight are estimates.
It's close, but the max weights still appear to be within the vehicle's limits. Even at max tongue weight, I'd still have enough payload for passengers, but nothing else (which is OK with me).
So it seems I have a range of 698-1267 lbs for trailer cargo. It seems from other threads on here that even 1000 lbs of cargo is high, so I would think I'd be fine. Realistically, if tongue weight ends up being around 700lbs at 13% (960 lbs of trailer cargo), I'd be somewhere around 5% under limits.
So, unless I'm missing something, if I closely monitor tongue weight and trailer cargo weight, and don't put anything in the Mountaineer other than passengers, I should be OK, right?
I had a few questions though and am looking for opinions and experience.
Unloaded weight is 4425
dry hitch weight is 510.
GVWR is 6500, but I don't plan to ever come close to that.
I have a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer V8/AWD with factory tow package.
Trailer weight range: 0-7020 lbs
max tongue weight 500lb (WC), 740lb (WD)
I'm definitely going to get the WD hitch and a brake controller (probably this one). I was also planning to have the transmission fluid flushed and changed to synthetic.
Anyone have similar experience?
Someone on the Jayco Owners forum pointed to a calculator that seems to indicate that I'd be OK. The main concern with this setup would be payload rather than the towing capacity itself.
Here's what I put into the calculator: calculator results
The Trailer GVW and tongue weight are estimates.
It's close, but the max weights still appear to be within the vehicle's limits. Even at max tongue weight, I'd still have enough payload for passengers, but nothing else (which is OK with me).
So it seems I have a range of 698-1267 lbs for trailer cargo. It seems from other threads on here that even 1000 lbs of cargo is high, so I would think I'd be fine. Realistically, if tongue weight ends up being around 700lbs at 13% (960 lbs of trailer cargo), I'd be somewhere around 5% under limits.
So, unless I'm missing something, if I closely monitor tongue weight and trailer cargo weight, and don't put anything in the Mountaineer other than passengers, I should be OK, right?