2026 Forest River Cherokee Timberwolf39DL

The Cherokee Timberwolf 39DL has 2,317 lbs of cargo capacity between 10,778 lbs dry and its 13,095 lbs GVWR, 18% of that rating; filling its 40-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 332 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).

Tongue weight is 1,095 lbs, 10% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and counts against the tow vehicle’s tongue-weight and payload limits (tongue weight by size).

Off hookups: 76 gallons of grey and black capacity against 40 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the Cherokee Timberwolf roster this is the 6th of 11 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 7,109 lbs to 12,589 lbs. It sits in the middle of the line by weight.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 10,778 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 11,936 lbs, and the published GVWR of 13,095 lbs is the limit (how to read trailer weights).

Forest River’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR exactly. A missing row means Forest River does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).

Forest River's own description of this floorplan reads: “The 39DL features a double loft system for both additional sleeping and massive storage. The bedroom slide out is sized to accommodate an optional king bed. The two opposing rear slides open up the living room and kitchen so there is plenty of space for everyone to be comfortable. This kitchen has a huge residential French door refrigerator with two lower freezer drawers along with two full sized closets and an…” That is the factory's marketing copy rather than a specification, and nothing in it is treated as a verified field on this page - layout descriptions, sleeping arrangements and feature claims in factory copy are not carried into the spec table unless the factory also publishes them as specifications.

How the 39DL differs from the other ten Cherokee Timberwolf floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Grey tank, 38 gal: smallest of eleven; next are the 16ML, 20OG and two others (40 gal).
• Black tank, 38 gal: smallest of eleven; next are the 16ML, 20OG and four others (40 gal).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.2%: second-smallest of eleven, between the 39AL (9.8%) and the 39DK (10.5%).
• Tongue weight, 1,095 lb: third-lightest of eleven, between the 20OG (1,075 lb) and the 39TN (1,150 lb).
• GVWR, 13,095 lb: fourth-lowest of eleven, between the 27MDK (11,924 lb) and the 39TN (13,150 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 2,317 lb: fifth-largest of eleven, between the 39DC (1,916 lb) and the 39HBA (2,556 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 17.7%: fifth-largest of eleven, between the 27MDK (15.1%) and the 39HBA (19.2%).
• Dry weight, 10,778 lb: sixth-lightest of eleven, between the 39HBA (10,774 lb) and the 39DC (11,554 lb).
• Exterior height, 13 ft 4 in: shared with the 39JM; of eleven, two lower and seven taller, nearest the 39NA (12 ft 11 in) and the 16ML, 20OG and five others (13 ft 6 in).
• Length, 42 ft 8 in: shared with the 39NA; of eleven, four shorter and five longer, nearest the 39TN (40 ft 7 in) and the 39JM (43 ft 4 in).

Next to the 39HBA, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 39DL is 4 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 235 lb lower, has 239 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 235 lb lighter, is 1 ft 7 in shorter, stands 2 in lower, has a grey tank 42 gal smaller and has a black tank 32 gal smaller; the two publish the same fresh tank.

Next to the 39DC, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 39DL is 776 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 375 lb lower, has 401 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 375 lb lighter, is 2 ft 3 in shorter, stands 2 in lower, has a grey tank 42 gal smaller and has a black tank 32 gal smaller; the two publish the same fresh tank.

Timberwolf carries the widest cargo spread of any line in this group: 876 lb at the bottom of the roster and 4,296 lb at the top, a factor of nearly five, on trailers 7,109 to 12,589 lb dry. Two of the eleven published plans are in a separate mini-loft travel-trailer grouping and the other nine are destination trailers. Hitch weight stays between 1,040 and 1,614 lb across the whole range, so the hitch figure alone will not tell you which end of the line you are looking at - the cargo number will.

A full 40-gallon fresh tank is about 332 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 14% of the 39DL’s 2,317 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,985 lb. Across 11 Cherokee Timberwolf floorplans the water share runs 8% to 38%, and 6 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Cherokee Timberwolf 39HBA at 13% and Cherokee Timberwolf 39DC at 17%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).