Too much?

[Scottz]

I have a North Trail FX23 just purchased and I pick it up Saturday. A friend is towing it for me, but I'll need to get a wd anti-sway hitch soon. A neighbor has offered to sell me his E2. It is rated at 1000lb tongue weight. My FX23 is 518 lb tongue weight. Should I find something that's a closer match or will I be OK with this heavier rated hitch?

Thanks

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[Steve.Twoknee]

Congrats on the new camper! Are you having your friend tow it to a park or are you all in for a driveway camp?
As far as the hitch goes, having it rated for more than what the tongue weight of your camper tongue, in my opinion, is a good thing and you should be fine, assuming all the parts are in solid shape with no cracks and such.


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[Scottz]

No, there's a storage lot about 2 miles from my house. It will live there a couple of months until I get my backyard ready. I also need to trade in my Jeep on a tow vehicle.

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[Steve.Twoknee]

Oh, that would kill me to not be able to use my new camper right away! Best of luck with 'spring fever', as I'm guessing it might get kind of bad!


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[hboy1]

500 pound dry tongue weight can easily turn into several hundred pounds more once loaded. I would think 1000 pound rated hitch would be ideal.


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[Scottz]

Yeah, that's what I was just thinking. Throw some gear in the bed of the truck, fill the trailer with water and gear, pretty soon it's getting closer and closer.

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[pegmikef]

Yeah, that's what I was just thinking. Throw some gear in the bed of the truck, fill the trailer with water and gear, pretty soon it's getting closer and closer.

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and then if you upgrade your travel trailer you don't have to get a new one (our Edge morphed into a North Trail 26LRSS after only 7 months).