Avalanche 2500 + 31 ft Jayco Eagle Question
Hi All, First time poster here. My wife and I are in the process of a major upgrade from a small 21' non slide tin and sticks Coachmen (being towed by a GMC Acadia), to a brand new 31' Jacyo Eagle ...
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drsteve wrote:
You'll be close on your weights, if not a little over on some, but you should probably be OK... unless there's a strong crosswind, or large trucks passing you on the freeway, or heavy rain, or you're going downhill, or uphill, or around a curve, or you have to brake hard and/or unexpectedly, or make a sudden course correction, or some unpleasant combination of the above. Those are the moments when you find out just how good your setup is. I try not to be the weight police, but that is a lot of trailer for that truck.
Great comment and directly so... :B
All things designed are NOT for the good days out there when a half
ton can tow the Space Shuttle (approx 165,000 lbs "dry")...but for that
worst day out there when Mr Murphy crosses your path
Either you have the right sized everything and setup correctly spot
on, or not...no time to go back to the store nor to re-setup
Why I don't provide the 'sure you can' type of advice, but metrics on
HOW2 figure it out yourself
