I agree with Sean and Howard in regard to the "tail wagging the dog" and the ability to stop issues. I've experienced both and it was not fun.
I towed a pop-up camper for too many years with a 6 cylinder, 4 liter Cherokee. Now most people would say, "that seems like a good match". Well, it was terrible. Every time the tail started wagging it would oscillate and get worst unless I reduced speed a lot. Then I would realize that Jeep just didn't have the capacity to quickly stop that pop-up. I concluded that it was the worst tow vehicle every made. I now tow a 5000 pound camp trailer that has brakes and stabilizer bars with a Tundra. It is so stress free that I forget it's back there. Of course my M15 tows without issue with this vehicle. One last point, I learned from some seasoned camp trailer towers that filling the water tanks (provided they're up in the front of the trailer) greatly increases stability. Conversely full black and grey water tanks (in the rear) decrease stability. It's nice to have a tongue that's light enough to pick up and attack the hitch, but if you tow with light tongue weight your trailer will probably fishtail. So it's nice to have a vehicle that will pull your trailer up those long hills, but it's more important to have a vehicle that will safely pull your load down those hills. Rick M15 #337 Bluebird _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
