Fixing to pull the plug! Need to pick your brains.

sheri,
I added a trans cooler to a GM product once, when they installed the transmission cooler radiator in front of the ac (cooling condensor)

it was just to much for the cooling system and the truck would get hot.

Radiator was just not big enough, not enough air flow through radiator.
the truck had the V6 gm engine, so the radiator was not as large as a v8 truck radiator.

are you sure the vehicle does not have an transmission cooler?

all I am saying is this: on a hot day pulling a loaded trailer, you need the cooling system to be in perfect working condition, its not a good feeling having to monitor your heat gauge more than your fuel gauge.

the vehicle also had the same differential gear ratio as your tow vehicle 3.42, it struggled with the load on hills. however it got good fuel mileage not towing.

I traded it for a 2500 series chevy truck v8 auto, this truck was set up for towing as it had the transmission cooler and the radiator was about 12-15 wider and had maybe 3 rows of fins, do not remember, but it never got hot. This truck also had the 3.73 ratio differential.

I would talk with some others that have towed your weight load with that truck motor/trans/differential combination and if they did fine, they you should be good to go.

sheripoms wrote:
Dang you're right Desertcaptain. I didnt even realize what a low capacity rating it had compared to another one I was looking at. The Keystone passport 199ml, it has almost double. I wonder why 2 of the same size trailer would have such different capacity ratings.?

Usually low CCC is indicative of much lighter (cheaper) construction. I would look for something better built with a minimum of 1500#. We had a Pioneer Sprit 18CK (a very nice 22' by the way), that had a GVWR of 5,600 with CCC of 1966#. We typically were between 4,600 and 5,000# depending on where we were camping. Boon docking saw us at the higher number as we were carrying more water and firewood.

Also keep in mind that not all CG's have a dump station and it is not unusual for those that do to be out of order or the wait to use it prohibitively long. You can easily find yourself going down the mountain with full black and grey tanks which can add a lot of weight, often on roads where you will feel it. God luck!

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You'll be fine. I towed a similar sized Rockwood Roo with a Nissan Frontier V6 CC 4x4 with no trouble. I definitely knew it was there when wind blew, but no issues. Moved up to a Titan V8 CC 4x4 and barely noticed it was even hooked up. Have since moved to a much larger TT.

The reason for the differences in TT GVWR might be the axle ratings and/or frame design. Since the Rockwood is an Ultralite it likely has aluminum framing that might limit its carrying ability. Although 942lbs does seem low for cargo capacity. The 2109s would give you another 150+lbs of cargo.

Also be aware of water weight if you plan to carry water in the tanks. That will eat a huge chunk of your load capacity.

Dang you're right Desertcaptain. I didnt even realize what a low capacity rating it had compared to another one I was looking at. The Keystone passport 199ml, it has almost double. I wonder why 2 of the same size trailer would have such different capacity ratings.?

I think your Tahoe will pull it just fine. You will have about 600# of Tongue weight, ignore any "Dry" weights as they are useless. The equalizer is a good choice but like air bags they do nothing to change your numbers.

What would kill the deal for me is the abysmally low cargo capacity of the trailer. At less than 1000# you won't be able to bring much and the Tahoe doesn't offer much extra capacity either.

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