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Originally Posted by Sliver
This may be a stupid question, but will any of the trailer dealerships let you take one out for a test drive? If you're way under all your capacities (weight, tongue weight, etc.), and the only concern is length, I think it's time you try it out. I've towed probably 25 trailers in my time. Everything you posted would be of zero concern to me.
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Excellent, thanks for your opinion. I certainly want to have a safe set-up, certainly the vehicle I have has enough power to do the job, Interestingly enough one dealership I asked had no problem letting me tow around a couple of their trailers, however I'm left thinking what's the point. First off a 30 min test tow is not likly going to give me any indications about major sway, Second in order to do the test tow properly i'd have to have to get my fancy weight distribution and anti-sway hitch installed, so testing without is kind of pointless.
What I'm left thinking is that I make an offer on the trailer that I like conditional on a satisfactory test tow. This way I will go ahead and buy a new fancy hitch, get it installed as if i'm taking the trailer, then drive it around. If it doesn't work then, I suppose i'll be out the cost of the hitch, but at least not the whole trailer. Problem is I don't want to go through the hassle of haggling out a price if the length is absolutly going to be an issue.
Re: Axle Ratio, if i'm well under the manufacturers towing capacity and GCWR would Axle Ratio even be a concideration? Wouldn't this be part of the towing capacity number? Does All Wheel Drive factor into this at all?