Payload and towing with harvester range extender on a Traveler

[Stevemtb12]

I hope to be able to use a traveler with harvester range extender for towing a travel trailer. I have a 3500 lb trailer but with tongue weight of 700-800 lb. I currently have a 2024 Tundra which tows great but is too big as a daily driver.
I would really like an electric vehicle with 100-150 mile range which would cover all my daily driving. The range extender would allow better range towing than an all electric vehicle.
I think for me this concept is the sweet spot.
My main input would be to make sure the payload is still good with the range extender. There should be a lot of weight saved with the smaller battery, but the weight of gas and motor will add a fair bit. I am hoping it can stay close to the 2000 lb payload target.

 

[Lowengaard]

Also, for the trailer brake, I really hope it’s a physical one and not one on the screen, it would be super annoying to have to flip through a few menus to get to it.

 

[Dsegrest]

Also, for the trailer brake, I really hope it’s a physical one and not one on the screen, it would be super annoying to have to flip through a few menus to get to it.

I don't mind the menus, I am always concerned about getting the brakes too strong or too weak. Automatic would be best.

 

[pwrofgrayskull]

Also, for the trailer brake, I really hope it’s a physical one and not one on the screen, it would be super annoying to have to flip through a few menus to get to it.

Agreed. Physical sounds more convenient and safer as well.

 

[BBroecker]

Put me down as+1 for the integrated brake controller. I'd also like to see the Traveller top 7500 pounds towing which would make it a solid replacement for my diesel Grand Cherokee for towing the travel trailer.

 

[GatorScout]

Add another vote for an integrated physical button Brake Controller.

 

[Mark N]

Another +1 for integrated brake controller on both vehicles. I'm planning to buy a Traveller for towing.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Same, the integrated brake on my Ram is sweet, use it all the time.

 

[BartMan]

Would it come with an integrated receiver mounted on the Vehicle?

It would have to as well as brake controller, 7 pin. You know a typical tow package or they would even talk about a 10,000 lb towing capacity.

 

[BartMan]

I’d be interested in the Terra harvester towing capacity and range. I haul a 16ft steel horse trailer with up to 3 horses (1,200lbs each horse) up and down hills in Indiana and Kentucky and would hope the battery and Rex would be able and enough for at least a round trip of up to 400 miles.

Likley 275 at best towing you'd horses with Terra Harvester

 

[jamski]

Man, at first I didn't think I would trailer anything. Then I saw those off-roading trailers you can get that are made for the outdoors. Now Im thinking about it.

 

[Mousehunter]

Unless they use something like a standard receiver hitch - using a load balancing hitch will be difficult. Without a load balancing hitch, tongue weight will limit most trailers rather than overall trailer weight.

Read up on a few other vehicles - they brag about how much they can tow, but then have a max tongue weight of 250lbs, or 400lbs. If 10% of the trailer weight should be carried on the tongue for safety. Not a huge problem if you can use a load balancing hitch to increase the tongue weight capacity - but if you have a specialty hitch, it gets difficult.

Now looking at google there is a difference between tongue weight limit and vertical weight limit. The Cybertruck has a great tongue weight capacity - but a vertical weight limit of 160lbs... I have used a wheel-less trailer basket on my truck to carry an ice chest - I think it will hold more ice than that...

 

[Sisko99]

I reserved a Terra Harvester for the express purpose of replacing my current Tow Rig for my Track Car (as well as being a DD). Really hoping it comes standard with a hitch receiver like every other pickup on the market today. A brake controller is standard on a lot of trucks these days too as is a trailer plug. Mentioned it in the Technology thread....but I think an automatic Tow Mode would be awesome. If you plug a trailer in at the back, it should realize this and automatically adjust the sensors, cameras, cooling, power curves, etc. My current truck screams at me every time I get in it with my trailer behind me until I turn off the rear radar.

 

[Harris005]

I reserved a Terra Harvester for the express purpose of replacing my current Tow Rig for my Track Car (as well as being a DD). Really hoping it comes standard with a hitch receiver like every other pickup on the market today. A brake controller is standard on a lot of trucks these days too as is a trailer plug. Mentioned it in the Technology thread....but I think an automatic Tow Mode would be awesome. If you plug a trailer in at the back, it should realize this and automatically adjust the sensors, cameras, cooling, power curves, etc. My current truck screams at me every time I get in it with my trailer behind me until I turn off the rear radar.

I still think something that tells the Terra what it's towing would be helpful. Meaning it knows it's your boat and has learned what towing that boat does to your overall range. Math things are done via the computer machine thingy and wallah a more accurate range is displayed with more accurate required charging locations.

 

[Sisko99]

I still think something that tells the Terra what it's towing would be helpful. Meaning it knows it's your boat and has learned what towing that boat does to your overall range. Math things are done via the computer machine thingy and wallah a more accurate range is displayed with more accurate required charging locations.
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I could certainly see a case where you create a profile for a towing load and the computer learns as it goes. Save it as Boat or Travel Trailer or something and when it senses a trailer plugged in, it can bring up a list of existing profiles to be picked or allow the creation of a new one. I think that would be quite handy.

Though weather conditions could throw things off. Might have to get creative and have "Travel Trailer (Windy)", "Travel Trailer (Summer)", etc. Could get complicated in a hurry....but at least then you would limit the changes due to weather. But...maybe the computer could figure that out over time as well and damp out the oscillations in the profile changes (I'm an engineer, not a CS major).