Tow ratings are guidelines, and they may be figured differently with different manufacturers making different assumptions. The way most manufacturers do it, you must first subtract the tow vehicle payload from their published tow ratings before you know what your real tow rating is. So one manufacturer's 5000# can actually be less than another manufacturer's 3500#. And, Some 3500# tow ratings are much better than others.
The best advice comes from someone who tows a TrailManor with a given tow vehicle, as opposed to the advice of someone who doesn't.
A truck is a great way to tow a TrailManor. But the reason I post is that I believe a TM offers a great RV experience for people who don't want to drive a truck to work every day. Many forum members with lighter tow vehicles post here. Generally, they are not telling you that they have towing problems (though there are a number of forum members who have moved to bigger TVs after trying the smaller ones in the "severe service" geographies).
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2005 TrailManor 3023
2003 Toyota Highlander 220hp V6 FWD
Reese 1000# round bar Weight Distributing Hitch
Prodigy brake controller.
"It's not how fast you can go, it's how fast you can stop an RV that counts."
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