What is your tow vehicle?

[cantxsailor]

I'm probably not the right guy to answer this question considering I have towed a 7500lb 25ft cabin cruiser 100miles round trip TWICE with an Isuzu Trooper with 2600cc 4 cylinder engine. Both times very very early on a Sunday morning.
Mostly any vehicle "could" tow an Aframe camper. Getting it going is usually easy. Getting it to stop is another thing altogether.
My F250 with the 7.3lt diesel will tow anything you want. Getting it to stop in a hurry empty will give you white knuckles. Hands down the worst ABS brakes I've ever dealt with.
Of course my truck only has 280,000 miles on it so I may get used to it. 😜


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2016 Rockwood A212HW
2000 Ford F-250 7.3lt 2WD

[Wooly33]

Hello............

Had a 2004 Aliner and used a Ford Escape to tow it just fine. Now have a Rockwood A212HW and use a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. Does just fine.........

'Rubicon' Wooly..............

[mrpep]

My tv is rated for 6600 towing but 7300 with a weight distribution hitch. If you are capable of pulling you trailer but feel your maxing out , you will most likely increase your safety and towing capacity with a wdh. It's cheaper than a new tv.


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[mrpep]

Originally Posted by mudman2

U gotta be kidding.


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2015 t19qbhw
2015 Toyota Tundra crewmax lmtd

You're pulling our legs , right?


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[bikendan]

This is what happens when you aren't specific in your title.
The OP asked about tow vehicles in the A-frame sub-forum.
But they didn't specify that in the title.
So half the responses ignore that this thread is the A-frame sub-forum and post about tow vehicles for other much larger trailers.

[ptchap]

Just returned home from 4000 miles of towing my Flagstaff T21TBHW with my 2006 Toyota 4Runner V6. From central Texas to California, I averaged 15.2 mpg (lots of strong headwinds). From California to Albuquerque I averaged 17.4 (several good tailwinds) . Bear in mind that I rarely go over 65 and was limited to 55 in California (GRRR... I will NEVER pull a trailer in California again! I must admit however that the California drivers were awesome! I drove I-5 right through the heart of downtown Los Angeles and every time I signaled a lane change, someone backed off and gave me room. That almost never happens in New Mexico!)

[FLGrandCampers]

You were right. Towed like a dream.

[Pooneil]

Originally Posted by FLGrandCampers

You were right. Towed like a dream.

[Rhody]

Originally Posted by ptchap

Just returned home from 4000 miles of towing my Flagstaff T21TBHW with my 2006 Toyota 4Runner V6. From central Texas to California, I averaged 15.2 mpg (lots of strong headwinds). From California to Albuquerque I averaged 17.4 (several good tailwinds) . Bear in mind that I rarely go over 65 and was limited to 55 in California (GRRR... I will NEVER pull a trailer in California again! I must admit however that the California drivers were awesome! I drove I-5 right through the heart of downtown Los Angeles and every time I signaled a lane change, someone backed off and gave me room. That almost never happens in New Mexico!)

Tacoma Power!!!

[Pooneil]

Originally Posted by Rhody

Tacoma Power!!!

Nice looking. I am eventually going to replace my Tundra with a Tacoma. I don't see rails on the cabs often. Are they factory or aftermarket?

[Rhody]

Originally Posted by Pooneil

Nice looking. I am eventually going to replace my Tundra with a Tacoma. I don't see rails on the cabs often. Are they factory or aftermarket?

Thanks!
Those Rails were on the truck in the lot.
Toyota no longer offers rails for Tacoma not sure why.

I have my two 9.5 kayaks on the roof and 2 bikes in the bed on racks.
We roll out for Pawtuckaway State Park NH Sunday Morning!

[YukonCornelius]

We purchased the Rockwood A214HW in March and our TV is a 2006 Lexus RX330. The dealer was certain that we only needed a sway bar and that a weight distribution hitch wasn't necessary. From my own research and experience, I could tell the dealer had no idea what he was talking about. He must not have had the WDH in stock to install.

The tow rating on the Lexus IS 3500 lbs with a 350 lbs tongue rating. I went to a reputable hitch installation company to have a WDH installed. The trailer pulls easily, even up mountain passes and on windy two lane roads.

The Lexus was never really intended to tow anything and the A-frame is the heaviest thing I have towed with it so far. I installed the class 3 hitch myself years ago and pulled utility trailers and a PUP with it, but everyone was under 1200 lbs. Before buying the A-frame (listed as 2635 lbs) I had a 7 pin connector and brake controller.

To avoid extra weight, we do not tow with any water on board. We do store all our food, gear, and clothing in the trailer and pack the car very light.

We live in Northern Nevada and are constantly climbing mountains to camp in California. We average 15mpg even with the ups and downs.

Even though I feel confident in our set up, I made certain not to exceed the ratings of our TV and to make certain I had the correct equipment to tow safely. Photo was taken before the WDH was installed.


Happy camping!

[Pooneil]

Welcome to the forum, YukonCornelius. Good call on the WDH.