Towing experience with the 30 footer?

[david]

Did you have at least 1,000 lbs of tongue weight with your last trailer? If not that will make a huge difference in towing. Your F250 can handle it, particularly with a good WDH like the Husky. But having said that, 10,000 lbs is a lot, even for a F250.

The 8.5 X 30 will have a similar overall weight and the tongue weight listed on LL's web site is 1,038 lbs. But a heavy toy at the very back will make that substantially lighter. If I were to buy an 8.5 x 30, I would load one up at the dealer's yard with my stuff and measure the tongue weight first.

David

[david]

I doubt if the 8.5 X 30 has gotten much heavier over the years. LL is just being more straight forward with their weight data. Options, gear, fluids and particularly toys will add weight to the dry number. I doubt that your final weight will be much less than 9,000 lbs.

In any case, I am very surprised that you had trouble towing your old 10,000 lb trailer with 1,100 lbs of tongue weight on it.

David

[pinstriper]

I doubt if the 8.5 X 30 has gotten much heavier over the years. LL is just being more straight forward with their weight data. Options, gear, fluids and particularly toys will add weight to the dry number. I doubt that your final weight will be much less than 9,000 lbs.

In any case, I am very surprised that you had trouble towing your old 10,000 lb trailer with 1,100 lbs of tongue weight on it.

David

Options, yeah. But gear, toys, and fluids are not "dry weight".

Wood cabinet doors is one change that adds some weight. The new floors, too, probably.

But it is also possible that things that used to be options are now standard, so their weight would be baked into the dry number. This, IMO, is how LL "understated" their dry weights, leaving out options they never built a trailer without.

So, lots of possible explanations for the number moving. Hard to see that adding up to a grand, though.

[tag9147]

We have the 30 foot Ignite Toy hauler and our TV is a Ford Expedition. We have had no issues towing it. Took a few trips up north on the QEW on the skyway and haven't had any big issues, but so far everything has been close to 2 hour drives.  

I tried to tool around in an old shopping plaza parking lot a few weeks ago with it and wasn't that difficult just long and have I have no towing experience.

[drdave]

Don't forget about ATC (Aluminum Trailer Company).  I've seen a toyhauler in person and was very impressed.  They can make a 5th wheel for you.

http://aluminumtoyhauler.com/models.html

https://www.trailersuperstore.com/shop/atc-aluminum-toy-hauler-8-5-x-28-arv-series/

http://flickrhivemind.net/blackmagic.cgi?id=10143737666&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflickrhivemind.net%2FTags%2Fatc%252Cvrv%2FTimeline%3Fsearch_type%3DTags%3Btextinput%3Datc%252Cvrv%3Bphoto_type%3D250%3Bmethod%3DGET%3Bnoform%3Dt%3Bsort%3DDate%2520Taken%252C%2520new%2520first%23pic10143737666&user=&flickrurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/68265863@N03/10143737666

http://picssr.com/tags/5thwheel/page4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dUuUGeIsKE

[dennis]

I have a 24 Axxess and it tows wonderfully. I do not use a weight distributing hitch and the trailer tracks fine. Balancing your load and keeping the truck and trailer level are your most important things with any combo including a fifth wheel. I have had many trailers, my dad was a dealer, some just suck no matter what you do. I do not haul a toy, I got it for the open space to hang out in. Try one of the Craig's list search programs that look nation wide. There's a 5th out there somewhere.

[dennis]

I also towed mine 10,000 last year.

[db]

I have a 30ft vrv toy hauler.  Have close to 12k towing miles on it, which includes trips to both coasts from Texas.  Tow with a f250 gas.  The trailer tows great, most times don't know it's there.  It does catch the cross wind though.  Had a couple white knockle moments going through Wyoming.  Otherwise like it.

Db