Help - TV - Lance 2445 & Escalade
Hello all and my SINCERE thanks in advance for possible help... Summary as follows: We live in Park City Utah and currently own a Winnebago 2100BH. We have loved going to Yellowstone / Teton...
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With kids and the associated stuff, you'll be closer to 7300 on that rig when it's packed and ready to camp. Even at 11% tongue weight that's 800 lbs.
The Escalade will certainly tow it but you'll be overloaded to some extent, you won't know for sure how much until you buy the trailer, load it up, and get it to a scale.
If you're happy with how it tows, then I would invest in a transmission temp gauge so you can watch the temps rather than wait for the idiot hot light light to come on. You may or may not want a larger trans cooler depending on how you see the temps behave when you are towing. Don't assume the factory "HD" cooling setup is adequate for towing that kind of weight. It may very well be fine, but don't assume that without a temp gauge.
Also look into a Mag-Hytec rear diff cover with expanded fluid capacity and cooling fins. These are the two weak spots for GM 1500/SUV drivetrains when towing heavy. Also make sure you have a good brake controller and hitch and keep the TT brakes dialed up so the TT does its share of the braking.
When you go to the scale with the trailer, you get 3 weights for the Caddy front axle, rear axle, then trailer axles. Check the max load rating on the Caddy tires and be sure that the rear axle weight is under the load rating for the rear tires. If there's enough margin there then upgrading to LT tires won't get you much.
The Escalade will certainly tow it but you'll be overloaded to some extent, you won't know for sure how much until you buy the trailer, load it up, and get it to a scale.
If you're happy with how it tows, then I would invest in a transmission temp gauge so you can watch the temps rather than wait for the idiot hot light light to come on. You may or may not want a larger trans cooler depending on how you see the temps behave when you are towing. Don't assume the factory "HD" cooling setup is adequate for towing that kind of weight. It may very well be fine, but don't assume that without a temp gauge.
Also look into a Mag-Hytec rear diff cover with expanded fluid capacity and cooling fins. These are the two weak spots for GM 1500/SUV drivetrains when towing heavy. Also make sure you have a good brake controller and hitch and keep the TT brakes dialed up so the TT does its share of the braking.
When you go to the scale with the trailer, you get 3 weights for the Caddy front axle, rear axle, then trailer axles. Check the max load rating on the Caddy tires and be sure that the rear axle weight is under the load rating for the rear tires. If there's enough margin there then upgrading to LT tires won't get you much.
