Need some advice
Hi all, we are getting ready to buy our first travel trailer, my family consist on 2 adults and 3 kids as well as 2 dogs, we have been looking for a few weeks and have narrowed it down to 2 units, the...
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keymastr wrote:
Even if that v6 Tahoe was empty besides the driver and the trailer was also as empty as it was on the dealers lot you cannot tow that trailer. The wind resistance alone will make keeping up to highway speeds difficult on flat land, let alone in the mountains.
Add 800 pounds of people, pets and groceries and another 1000 pounds of water and camping gear and you are approaching 10,000 pounds. Don't forget the 100 pounds for the WD hitch.
How much trade-in value will the Tahoe have with a blown transmission? You should get a capable truck first and then buy a trailer that is appropriate for it's abilities. And for both of those trailers a 3/4 ton truck is needed.
Nobody said he has a Tahoe.
If you are buying this year to park it at a campground and then tow next year, don't worry as much about the weights of camper, you can tow it to campground or have friend with bigger truck tow it to campground then upgrade trucks next year like you say you are going to do. Some guys here worry way to much.
And most think all dealers are lying crooks that will say anything to sell you something,
