Newbie wanting to pull a Toy Hauler with a Tahoe

My vote is for the Foerst River Gray Wolf.Like Forest River products. Of course I would hate to make the bed in any that does not have a walk around. Just my thought.

Interesting. Taken under advisement.. I will keep seeking opinions. I'm not buying yet another vehicle to do 6-8000 miles a year, I wouldn't be adverse to getting a set of tires just for the trip. At the most I will leave one scoot home and be well under the 8000... Need to hear more opinions... I know on the boating forum I frequent its common to see a guy post that has a 1 ton pickup and he wouldn't tow a canoe with anything less...

Edit: Was typing the same time as mrkoje
I won't do the 16-19' ones.. Too small

The Tahoe claims 1000lb tongue wt max...
These are my two favorites from my searches so far:
http://www.rubicontoyhauler.com/floorplans/2100.aspx

http://www.forestriverinc.com/ToyHaulerTravelTrailers/GreyWolf/default.aspx?model=greywolf&page=floorplandetails&floorplanid=4270&RVType=THT

These might be some candidates:


This floor plan looks like it is absolutley horrible but the weights might be inline with your Tahoe - maybe.
http://www.forestriverinc.com/ToyHaulerTravelTrailers/HyperLite/default.aspx?model=hyperlite&page=floorplandetails&floorplanid=4371&RVType=THT

This one looks like the tongue weight would bust your payload as soon as you add any weight in front of the axles. If you can get this model balanced correctly with the two bikes on or behind the rear axle and still have 13-15% tongue weight and still be under your hitch raiting and payload for the Tahoe then this might work. It's a better floor plan.

http://www.cruiserrv.com/fun-finder-xtra/xt_200/specifications.html

Here is another one where I think the floorplan is horrible but it fits within your weight limitations on the Tahoe.

http://www.kz-rv.com/mxt/MXT160.html



Point is they are out there. You might not like what you get with the Tahoe as a limiting factor. Some of these TH will have too much tongue weight "DRY" or unloaded for you to pull with the Tahoe. As soon as you add weight from your toys behind the rear axle than it will take some of that weight off the tongue. It is more complicated to get setup right with the TH than a traditonal TT but as long as you're going down the road within your payload, GCWR, GTWR and GVWR all while having 13-15% weight of the trailer riding on the ball and towing safely with no sway then you're good to go!

GOOD LUCK

Suspension and soft walled passenger tires on the SUV with be a problem. Its not that it cant be done but I wouldnt do it. The trailer will feel like its pushing you around. We tried it once.

For safety and longevity of your Tahoe you want to stay way below the max tow. 25% or a maximum gross weight of 6000lbs for toy hauler.

This will allow for better braking, fuel economy and overall performance. When you get close to the 8000lbs you lose those 3 attributes.

Find a toyhauler that doesn't go over your payload on the Tahoe with the tongue weight. Toyhauler's have substantially more tongue weight that typical trailers to offset the weight of the motorcycles in the back.

It might be hard and might take a while but I'm sure there is something out there that will fit the bill.

You might want to search this forum for TH tongue weight.. a lot of recent discussions about that exactly!