RV Tow Guide in North Georgia

If you’re looking to purchase a fifth wheel, toy hauler, or destination trailer, it is very important to know beforehand what tonnage your vehicle can tow. Attempting to tow something that’s too heavy can result in damage to your vehicle, what you’re towing, and potentially other drivers on the road. We’ve created a tool to make it easy to find out what your vehicle is capable of towing. All we need is some simple information about your vehicle and we can set you up to find the towable for you.

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Attention: Your vehicle's max towing capacity includes passenger weight, added accessories, any current liquids in tanks, and any cargo you've added such as food, clothes, chairs, grills, games, tools, etc.. For purposes of Find an RV I can Tow, we've allowed 1000 lbs for RVs over 8000 lbs, 750 lbs for RVs under 8000 lbs, and 500 lbs for RVs under 5000 lbs for average Cargo Weight. Always confirm your specific tow vehicles towing capacity directly from your vehicle's manufacturer before purchasing or towing an RV. You are responsible for the decision to operate your vehicle and any RV you may tow. If your specific vehicle is not listed, please contact us for assistance.

Terms & Definitions

Dry Weight/Shipped Weight - The weight of the RV as shipped from the manufacturer without any passengers, cargo, liquids, or additional accessories or dealer installed options.
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) - The current combined weight of the RV (dry weight) plus passengers, cargo, and liquids.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) - The maximum allowed weight of an Vehicle/RV, including passengers, cargo, fluids, etc..
Cargo Weight - The total weight of all passengers, food, clothing, liquids, accessories, etc.. that you might put into your RV.
Tongue/Hitch Weight - The weight/pressure applied from the trailer tongue/coupler to the conventional/bumper hitch on your vehicle.
Pin Weight - This is often referred to as the weight/pressure applied from fifth wheel king pin to the hitch in the bed of your truck.
Payload Capacity - For Trucks the amount of weight you can safely add to the bed of the truck. Your Fifth Wheels Hitch Weight or Pin Weight plus the actual weight of hitch plus any other accessories you have in the bed of the truck must not exceed the Payload Capacity amount. Confirm Payload Capacity with your vehicle’s manufacturer.
Max Towing Capacity - The maximum weight limit that can safely be towed by your specific vehicle. This weight is calculated by adding the RV’s GVW with weight of all passengers, cargo, and liquids in your tow vehicle.

How to Use the Tool

To find out how much weight your vehicle can tow, all we need from you is the year, make, and trim of your vehicle. It really is that easy! With that out of the way, we can provide some information like your max towing capacity or payload capacity. You should always check this information with your vehicle’s manufacturer directly, of course, but this will at least give you a good estimate of what you can expect your vehicle to manage. Once you know what you can tow, compare this with the weight of the RV or trailer you are planning to tow and make sure that you have the right hitches to safely tow with your vehicle.

The Importance of Knowing Your Towing Capacity

Picture it: you’ve found the RV of your dreams, you’ve filled out an application for a financing plan, and you’ve even started drawing up plans for your first trip. Then, the other foot drops. You didn’t check your car’s towing capacity, and the RV falls outside your range. Then it’s back to the drawing board, and it’ll always be in the back of your head that this was your second choice.

Disappointment aside, it’s very important for your safety and the safety of other drivers to ensure you know what your truck or car can safely tow. Attempting to tow more than your vehicle can handle can cause damage to your vehicle, and what you are towing, and even pose a threat to others on the road. Be safe, not sorry: when calculating the weight of your RV, make sure you factor in an allowance for cargo, passengers, and anything else that could also add to the weight you need to tow. A wider margin between what you’re towing and what you can tow is always better.

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