Differences between Jayco Hawk, Eagle and Swan..??

Thanks DiscoTourer.

I've got a PDF open of Jayco's 2010 range that shows all the dimensions and the Hawk and Eagle appear to be the same size. We might have to give the Swan a miss as we still need it to be able to fit in our garage and as you point out it is longer (5.5 metres)

At this point in time we aren't going full-on off road because we don't have a fourby, we have an AWD SUV and won't be dragging the trailer anywhere the tow car can't or won't go. That said, it is still capable of going where a 2WD vehicle can't, hence looking at the "off road" versions.

Those weights surely would be heavier than that.
I have the outback Swift, and its Tare is 1020, max ball weight of 110.

At least thats what is on the compliance plate.

Hi SDG
I got those figures from the official Jayco 2013 Trailer Camper brochure that has details of all current models and options. They have the Swift at tare 778kg and towball 778. But, the Outback models of all units weigh more. The Outback Swift is given as towball 66kg and tare 930kg.The figures I gave before are those the brochure gives for the road versions. The outback versions of each have about 200kg extra tare and about 15kg more for towball weight. The interesting one is the Swan which seems to balance front and rear weights a little differently and has a lower towball weight relative to the tare.
The other one of interest is the Penguin which has a much heavier towball weight relative to tare because of the position of the bed which changes where the door goes which means the axle is located further back.

Interesting. Even the frigures for Swift are not the same as mine. Just wondering exactly when the vans get weighed. As they come off the factory, or after accesorries get added on. Mine came with battery and innerspring mattress, shower, electric pump.
I'm guessing the extra 90kgs might be these. Don't know how they do ball weight

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G'day Road Warrior,

Where are you ? Have you thought about the Dove? I noted that you could have storage problems in the garage.

The Dove is smaller than the one's you mentioned.

The wife and I recently finished a "Big" lap for nearly 2 years, setting out from Perth WA, doing all the iconic drives, Cape Leveque, Gibb River road, Mitchell Falls, Kakadu, Kings Canyon, Oodnadatta Track, Lake Eyre, Birdsville Track, Strezlecki, Arkaroola, down to the Eyre and Yorke Penninsula, Victoria, Tasmania, further through Victoria and up the coast of NSW QLD and on to Cape York, back down and across to Normanton, Mt Isa, Boulia, Winton, Longreach, Quilpie, Bourke, and down and across to White Cliffs, Broken Hill, and then back through SA to the Nularbor, Esperance, south coast and finally home, and found the Dove was just right for 2, and also just the right size for the many creek/river crossings in our travels.

We have the Outback Version, which reluctantly we may have to dispose of, due to other circumstances.

Hope you find what you want.