GEN 2 Can a Gen2 tow the StarCraft super light 262RL?

[Highwayman]

Generally these questions are asked and majority do the opposite, because of $$$.

As said earlier, you're over GCVR and no way I'd tow it and not with family in the ride.... If you have to keep the Raptor get a used 3/4.

It doesn't take much for you to be going "for a ride" with that setup and if you do you can count on insurance flipping you the bird... Let alone liability if someone else is hurt with you the cause.

 

[Zeusmotorworks]

...and there is always that /\

 

[letsgetthisdone]

Get a smaller trailer, or get an F250. 1/2 ton trucks have no business towing a 30ft 7k lb trailer.

 

[Toadster]

great points all, looking at smaller 24 foot trailers with much lighter weight

 

[letsgetthisdone]

I have a Winnebago MicroMinnie 2100BH, bunkhouse model. Comes lifted with torsion axles and 30” tires, and equipped with solar. I think the non-bunkhouse models have a queen bed. It’s 22ft and roughly 5-5500lbs loaded. Goes great with WDH and anti sway.

They are pricey for the size, but the features like torsion axles are expensive and you don’t have to worry about leaf spring issues. All lighting is LED, single slide out, And the factory solar is awesome. On sunny days will push 4 amps or so to the battery.

 

[pastorwug]

 

[Beinkounter]

Looking at a used Starlight Super Light 262RL

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The only spec that worries me is the tongue weight at 845lbs which is 45lbs over the 2017 supercrew limit

Can this be remedied by a WD hitch and maybe timbres and/or helper bags, or deavers?

I have stock suspension on my 2017 Supercrew…

My wife gave me thumbs up on spending a couple grand to make the raptor safer vs paying $100k for a superduty

There are plenty of 30 ft trailers that have less tongue weight. Grand Design Xplor has a couple of models that are 30 ft that have ~560lbs of tongue weight. Those you should have no problem towing. Keep in mind that the tongue weight is also part of your payload. So with an 845 lbs dry tongue weight you are only have about 250 lbs of payload left for all passengers and gear inside the truck. Once you load the trailer with your camping gear, add the batteries, WDH, l you'll be close to 1000 lbs of tongue weight. Which is above the truck's limit and also leaves you with only 90 lbs of payload. Not sure how much you weigh, but you, the wife and kids, and all your gear say 500lbs minimum for all of you combined and you're at 1500 lbs of payload, way above your trucks limits.

 

[jAKe47]

Last weekend I towed my 22 foot Jayco (~4250lb loaded) about 90 miles on the interstate with 20-30mph crosswinds. I was maxed out at about 60mph and still had a little bit of sway to it even with an e2 WDH with sway control. No way in hell I'd want to tow a 30' camper that is 3,000lb heavier.

 

[Toadster]

ended up getting a Keystone Bullet Ultra-Lite 220RB - 4600lbs and 460lb tongue weight
still a squat without the sways hooked up

 

[dfw62]

ended up getting a Keystone Bullet Ultra-Lite 220RB - 4600lbs and 460lb tongue weight
still a squat without the sways hooked up

Excellent choice. Having respected the tow rating of your Raptor I think you will be very pleased towing with it.

I use an Andersen WD hitch and AirLift 1000 bags on my Gen 3 to reduce the squat and am very pleased with both of these products. Andersen hitch also does well at providing sway control. However, my truck's anti-sway software seems to fight it so I turn it off when using the Andersen. Another reason I chose the Andersen is that it was the lightest sway control system I could find as it counts against my modest 1214 pound payload rating.

With a published 460 pound trailer tongue weight you should be fine but you are probably closer to 600 to 650 pounds with batteries and propane. My Micro Minnie had a published tongue weight of just over 400 pounds but is around 625 loaded. I bought a trailer tongue weight scale from etrailer and find it very helpful as I like to know my weights when towing.

https://www.etrailer.com/Tongue-Weight-Scale/etrailer/e99044.html