New R-Pod 192 owner

Pedwards2932,  The 4900 lbs. came from the GVWR (rounded up from 4860 - the published number from the spec's - dry weight + payload).  The dry weight is an alternate reality that doesn't exist in the real universe.  The manufacturers shouldn't even publish it because so many people rely on it to figure out whether they can tow with their current vehicle.  By the time you add personal stuff and food and drinks, LP, batteries, some water (fresh, gray, and black), etc., you're going to be very near the GVWR.  You may leave with less, but when you go dry camping and fill your waste water tanks and have a little fresh water, it really adds up fast at 8.34 lbs. per gallon.  If you travel alone with nothing in your Santa Fe, you'll likely be able to keep the total weight a bit under the 5K, but if you take your spouse, your pet, and the other normal camping stuff in your car, it is almost certain you'll be over weight, a dangerous situation, not to mention that you'll find that your drive train will really show the wear and tear quickly.  

The Sante Fe with 5000 ib tow has a payload capacity of 1138 lbs.  The dry weight on a 192 is 3449 lbs not sure what the out the door weight is but it should be on the VIN# tag.  So you add the batterys and LP tanks and that would be the empty weight.  Not sure where 4900 lbs came from but I would take it to som CAT scales so you know exactly what you are dealing with then you don't have to guess.

Good points all regarding tow capacity with our TV. We have done quite a bit of research on the towing capacity of the Santa Fe, most people seem to have little difficulty with appropriate suspension support and WDH.  The tongue weight is an issue I think we can mitigate with careful storage. It might be a lesson to learn but our TV is paid off so we are going to try it and see what happens. 

Welcome.

lostagain is correct. Your Santa Fe won’t be up to the task of towing a 192. It’s sad that we do often see this on the forum, IMHO the RV sales folks don’t do their job in making sure their customers have the proper two vehicle when they sell a trailer to them.

The 5000 lb rating on your Santa Fe assumes it is empty except for the driver. If course, that is not the real world, you will want to have gear and passengers in it. It also will most likely have a hitch rating of 500lbs. The tongue weight of your trailer will be more than that, the 440 lbs listed by FR is optimistic to say the least. If you want to boon dock and carry water, dual batteries, and propane it will be north of 600 lbs. Ditto for the listed empty trailer weight, you will wind up closer to the max gross trailer weight in practice. I tow a 179 with my Highlander, also 5000 lbs rated, and that’s the most trailer I’d consider hauling with it, and we pack very carefully. Bottom line is you will need a bigger tow vehicle or a lighter trailer. A good rule of thumb is to get something with a tow rating at least 1000 lbs over the trailer max gross weight. That will give you some ability to load gear in the tow vehicle as well as the trailer. Also, check to be sure your TV manufacturer allows you to use a weight distribution hitch.

Here is the calculator la was referencing. You should fully load up the trailer and tow vehicle and you can weigh at a public scale. Weigh adding one axle at a time with and without the trailer. Trailer weight is total rig weight minus weight of tow vehicle without the trailer. Tongue weight is combined weight of tow vehicle axles with the trailer connected minus the weight of the tow vehicle by itself. All the other weight specs for the calculator will either be on the tow vehicle drivers door sticker, the trailer sticker, or in your TV owners manual.

https://www.ajdesigner.com/apptrailertow/weightdistributionhitch.php