TT purchasing advice

[RogueOne]

Hi All,
I’ve read a lot of these threads about travel trailers. Thank you to all that have shared your years of experience. My wife and I are looking into buying a TT and are stuck between 2 models. I have never towed more than a landscaping trailer which I felt pretty comfortable with but no where near the weight of size of a TT. I am now stuck with the internal debate of a longer tandem axel Jayco Jay Flight SLX 8 264Bh vs a smaller single axel Wolf Pup JGBL.

The Jayco dry weight is 4750 with tongue weight of 470 and about 30’

The Wolf Pup dry weight 3900 with tongue weight 430 and about 24’

I have a stock sport max tow with 1500 payload according to sticker. I figure I’ll be good with payload. So the debate is is the extra 1000 lbs worth the extra axel. As much as I care about the interior benefits of the bigger trailer, if driving it will feel less stable than the smaller one, I am not sure it’s worth it. I hope to travel around the east coast and maybe even some day cross country if that means anything. Thanks in advance!

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[eaglerugby04]

Typically having a second axle feels more stable and is easier to control to most people. With the Jaco though think of how much you will be loading that thing up, could put you really close to your numbers.

I also came from pretty much only my landscape trailer. make sure to install a camera system, it was a huge help to me since I was used to being able to seeing behind. I went with the 3 camera haloview, it ended up being less than a single furion. The mirrors on the JT are absolute trash, the side ones are so nice.

 

[bjohnsonmn]

Eagle is right, on both fronts. The rule of thumb is 10%-15% of total trailer weight on the tongue.

I am a fan of the Jayco products and nearly purchased one before we went the Motorhome and flat tow route. I have a modified Rubicon, so not the capacity you have.

I also like the two axle route, but only if it keeps my front wheels firmly planted on the ground and a bit of wiggle room on the total capacity (GVWR) of the tow rig.

You may also want to take a look at the Winnebago Minnie and Micro series. We were very impressed with those and nearly purchased on before we went the Motorhome direction.

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