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What's the payload rating on your yellow door sticker?
What's the max rated tongue weight for the hitch?
You're going to likely see 425-500 lb. tongue weight on a 17RK and a loaded weight of around 3,700 lbs. GVWR is listed as 3,750 lbs. Listed dry weight on Jayco's website for the 17RK is 2,860 lbs., but after all the accessories were added ours arrived with a dry weight of 3,208 lbs.
We have ours loaded very minimally and our TW is 430 lbs. The TT weighed in at 3,700 lbs. loaded last time we took it over the scales, I expect to see that number come in a little lower tomorrow when we weigh it again. The way I had it originally loaded the TW was right at 500 lbs., since then I've removed some items that we don't use and got it down to 430 lbs.
Our '12 FJ pulls and stops surprisingly well with the TT and an Andersen 'No-Sway' WD hitch, but we were right at our max payload and TW rating so we couldn't take our kayaks or bikes with us on camping trips. We have to keep the transmission out of overdrive also. We added an auxiliary transmission cooler and a couple other items to make it more tow friendly. The FJ max tow weight rating is 5k lbs. & 500 lb. TW. The semis would push us around a little, but not too bad. I put airbags in the rear to help with squat, but didn't need them and have never aired them up past their minimum required pressure of 10 psig, that was a waste of money....
I definitely wouldn't want to take a cross country trip with the FJ, but I've read where some people do.
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