I have been digging through the "Show up what you tow" I have selected the largest 12 rvs pulled be Cherokees ( of the 12, 10 where TH one Limited and one unknown). All agree that a large frontal area kills milage but all say that they tow well. the selection all had V6 and the tow package. I did not include any boats or utility trailers or teardrops and popups in this. (that will be for another thread. I will list them by length and empty weight.
If I get a spec wrong please let me know and I will correct it. Researching some of these was not easy.
At number 1, at 23' Calgary Trailhawk with a Rockwood Lite 2306, 3890 lbs empty he has a loaded tongue weight with 512 lbs at a max trailer weight of 5316 lbs. He is also in a three way tie in with and frontal area at 96" wide. from the looks of it it is never empty. I bet you have to check your weight and balance each time you hit the road with that.
At number 2 at 21' Ampmtnbkr2 and his Minnie 2101 FBS at 3840 empty has a max tongue weight approx 700 lbs, though that weight is at the trailers max loaded weight of 7,000 lbs. I bet he never loads it that much. It must be mention it matches his Trailhawk very well. Winnebago sets a high max weight on their trailer I wonder what they think you are going to put in ti.
At number 3, at 20' ArcticLyn with a Rockwood mini Lite 1905, 3146 lbs empty he has a tongue weight of 397 lbs that is at the max trailer weight of 3897 lbs He is also in a three way tie in with and frontal area at 96" wide.
At number 4, at 20' Rat4spd with a Rockwood mini Lite 1909s 3510 lbs empty he has a tongue weight of 462 lbs that is at the max trailer weight of 3962 lbs He is also in a three way tie in with and frontal area at 96" wide. I am guessing that the dual axle is the culprit for the heavier than 10% max vehicle tongue weight. Very similar to ArcticLyn's. I did not find what kind of Cherokee that Rat has he was my one unknown
At number 5, at 20' StringPoet with a Vision 19RB 3650 lbs empty he has a tongue weight of 350 lbs that is at the max trailer weight of 5200 lbs other that the air stream this looks to be one of the more streamlined trailers. He is also the only one using a Limited Cherokee not a trailhawk
At #6/7 at 19' Pondhopper (me) and Len1304 both have the same model Jayco Jay Flight SLX 195RB at 2945 lbs empty we have a max tongue weight of 260 lbs at the max trailer weight of 3500. The only difference in our models is that I have the Baja edition that flips the axle adds diamond plate at the bottom edge and covers the entire bottom.
At #8 at 16' jt1911man with his beautiful Airstream Sport 16' at 2860 lbs with a max tongue weight of 350 lbs at a max trailer weight of 3500 lbs. Never has polished aluminum looked better. It also sounds like he gets the best MPG while towing it in this line up.
At #9 Wolfgang92025 Lance 1575 at 16' and 2655 lbs empty weight and a max tongue weight 225 with a max trailer weight of 3700 lbs. It has a lot of cargo capacity.
At #10 ottawa jeeper Coyote 16c at 16' and an empty weight of 2780 and a tongue weight of unknown. Actually this was one of the hardest trailers to research found Youtubes of it but the specs are nowhere to be found. Still a nice trailer.
At #11 RJ Houser has the shortest trailer at 15' and an empty weight of 2550 with a max tongue weight of 200 lbs at max trailer weight of 3200 lbs. There seems to be a pattern of Mango Tango Trailhawks pulling trailers.
And at # 12 is Mitch jeep15 I could not id his trailer from his posts. It in fact might be the largest one being pulled out there in our forums. So as an honorable mention here is his RV
Actualy 5 are both me and Len are in mango tangos you and RJ houser plus Wolfgang I don't know what color rat4spd is he could be #6 making half in the same color.
My Winnebago's tongue weight is 460# empty (per manufacturer). Winnebago has a huge "carrying" capacity....3840# dry, but a 7000# gross rating! Guess they figure owners are wanting to be able to carry over 1.5 TONS of gear aboard!
Glad that only the TH comes in that color otherwise methinks that would probably be the most popular overall color! A TH group on FB has an inordinate number of Mango's!
I am hoping to take mine dry camping on Washington Backcountry Discovery Route. I hope to get a few other campers here in the Northwest to join in. Check out my Washington Backcountry Discovery Route thread for more details no sate yet I am trying to get a feel for members schedules. If I don't get much response I will go sometime in may.
Nice, cool thread. I have logged a ton of mile towing...and mine is at the OBGYN right now getting some work done ...but I understand not making the list. One day when I hit PowerBall, I will be on it!
For now the small diamond plate aluminum is the biggest I'll go.
Oh it will be on a future list of utility and work trailers I plan to make they are harder to research. By the way I did this because I upgraded my account and can post all the pics I want. Just wait til this summer when I take my rig out, it will be pics galore. I hope to have a few others with me to share with all you guys on the forum. I am hopping to have more posts of what we so with or Cherokee than what happened to our Cherokee.
My tongue weight isn't what is listed anymore. I have two 7 gallon propane tanks on the tongue AND two group 31 agm batteries each weighing in at 90 pounds each, plus I have a full car stereo with subs and amps. My tongue weight is prolly close to 450 or more. But the trailer weight isn't more than 3500. Also I've done over 4000 miles now through the Rocky Mountains and didn't have a problem. My worst mileage was 6.1mpg at 65mph and my best was 11mpg at 65mph. Also keep in mind I have a Gobi rack with spare tire, full of lights, all kinds of stuff. I'm prolly pushing the limit of the Cherokee itself. However @Ampmtnbkr2 I think has the heaviest of all the trailers.
Pondhopper, I have the only Cherokee in my group of camping friends, but we already have a good portion of the summer already planned! PM me if you are curious of our locales and if you want to join in!
Dang it, y'all made me curious, now! I had to look up the Rockwood Mini Lite 2306 specs....Yup, it is longer (23'8" vs. 21'11"), wider (8'0" vs. 7'6"), but not heavier (3274# vs. 3840#), nor a heavier hitch weight (430# vs. 460#), nor taller (9'0" vs. 10'1"). the winnebago also has a greater GVWR (4830# vs. 7000#)....so which is larger? Does it really matter? Nah....pretty sure we both like our trailers!
Such discussions! Lol !
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