Tow with a Jeep 4x4 8 cylinder vs truck?
Hi, we are looking at travel trailers 25' to 29'. We do not have a vehicle for towing yet. We have heard that a Jeep Cherokee 8 with 4x4 would pull 7200#'s. We were interested in the Jeep because w...
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Bobbo wrote:
We REALLY wanted a Jeep Grand Cherokee to pull the new trailer we were about to buy. However, running the numbers convinced us that towing would be unpleasant. We "settled" for an F-150.
Pick up the trailer on May 30. (Were supposed to pick it up 5/18 but they have to install the roof solar, AND, they locked the keys up in the trailer! They are contacting Airstream to try to get another set of keys. We told them we would get it May 30 after our daughter's out of town wedding, and not to rush, but to do it right.)
Pick up the truck the second week of June.
Congratulations and good choice. The Airstream is a wide trailer and just the extra width of full size truck plus tow mirrors will make your towing experience safer and more enjoyable.
