low torque, short wheelbase, Sonata-based (not a Truck)
Mel,
The short wheelbase and narrow track (in comparison to larger vehicles, not Santa Fe's direct competitors) certainly compromise your control. But one issue the other guys didn't bring up, and the reason for my post, is the fact that your Santa Fe is based on the Sonata Chassis -- a unibody "car" structure, not a "truck" frame (as in, for example, my 4Runner).
This reduces your ability to put a lot of stress on the frame... so, I wouldn't be comfortable loading the 2619 real heavy and usinga WDH to keep the front tires properly loaded... that's putting a lot of stress on a "frame" which really isn't a "frame" at all.
If you take care to load your TV with as much of the heavy stuff as possible, and compromise towards SLIGHTLY less hitch weight (at the cost of slightly more Trailer bouncing), and drive slow on the big grades (be sure about your trailer braking power on the down hills!!!), then this is a theoretically usable vehicle.
But in the real world, people are forced to make fast maneuvers at times, and I personally wouldn't feel comfortable with a loaded 2619 behind a Sante Fe.
(I've got a 2619 on order. My TV is a 4Runner V8-- way bigger, much more powerful, and built on a truck chassis.)
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