What can my Suburban safely tow?
We were all set to purchase a Jayco Jay Flight 28BH today until I started reading threads on here and getting nervous about our Suburban's ability to tow it safely. We have a 2008 Suburban with a 6L ...
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RVhavingfun? wrote:
Thank you everyone for your replies! I'm still trying to make sense of everything, and I'll admit that it's a little confusing for someone who knows nothing about cars.
The dealer is telling us that we'd be fine because we have the 4.10 axle and will be using a WDH, and when I asked him about the calculators I found online, or the formula posted here which uses available payload, he claimed he'd never heard of that. He said that 4,000lbs is way too low of a limit for our Suburban and looked at me like I was clueless. (which, obviously, I am! lol!)
Anyway, I think we are going to concentrate on hybrids. That will give us the space we need without putting us at or over our limit. I'm a bit concerned about the tent ends given that we are moving to Northern Michigan, but I doubt we'll be headed out when the weather is extreme. ;)
Thanks again for all the help! This newbie appreciates the advice from experienced towers who aren't trying to sell me something! Even if I don't completely understand it.
Either the RV salesman is clueless, or he is lying. You have to decide which. Either way, don't believe this salesman any more. Do your own research, just like you have been doing here. The best information you can have in hand is to load up your 'Burban with family and coolers and snacks and a full fuel tank and go the scales. That way you will KNOW how much additional weight you can carry on each axle. You can tell the RV salesman to just keep quiet and show you the weight sticker on the camper. It usually only costs about $12 to go across the scales.
http://www.publicscaleslocator.com
