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2004 honda odyssey weight12/20/2023 Went OEM on the Pilot because it was under factory certified warranty and didn’t want to mess with any hassle. Hitch, probally OEM because it is more hidden.I want to make sure have everything correct that I will need. I see from what I have read too that the tow capacity is reduced by people weight and I account for two passengers. I just want to make sure, and from what I think I have read in other threads I have searched, the Oddy should handle it ok. So, the Oddy seems like it will have a lot more room to swallow stuff and have more room to accommodate people traveling all other times. We just seem to run out of room for our stuff J By time we load up with wood, cooler, clothes, and other misc stuff we seem to always be full. The Pilot has a #3500 trailer limit and #4500 boat limit and it does just fine. Trading our 2007 Pilot because we are needing more room.Ĭurrently pulling a #3200 pop up with the Pilot. I don't have weight distribution or sway control, either. It's not a camper, but a 6'x10' enclosed V-nose trailer. I'd rather it be more like 3,000# though. With the appropriate stopping power, I will probably feel comfortable pulling 4,000# or so from Woodruff, SC to San Diego, CA along I-20. The van goes in for trailer brakes tomorrow. I can say with confidence that the van has towed over 2.5 tons over 1,000 miles, but I am not sure if I would want to do it very many times, if ever again, with that much weight. I don't think I would have survived mountains without trailer brakes. I was paranoid the entire time, but it pulled through (no pun intended). Stopping distance was at least doubled, probably tripled. Trying to stop was part prayer and part luck. I would NEVER EVER DO THAT AGAIN without trailer brakes though. I lost speed on hills and never dared to turn on cruise control, but went 60-65 mph on flat freeways. Needless to say, I had no choice but to see what happened and fully expected to buy a transmission. The day of the 1,000 mile trip, our poor van had over 5,200# in, on, and behind it. The problem came when we ran out of space in the PODS for our normal household belongings and kept putting more and more stuff into the trailer. It's a 1,200 lbs empty with a GVWR of 2,995#, so we were within all the limits. We just moved in July, and I had been planning to tow a trailer with the '05 Touring for quite some time.
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