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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When towing my biggest concern is the tires. They need to be rated for
the weight your carrying but many use the tires the Burbon came with which
usually are rated for ride comfort not towing weight. I changed the tires
to a higher weight rating and the ride is about the same although I think the
Gas mileage dropped some but something has to give. Another cause for concern
is with the new RV's they are using small fresh water tanks to cover folks
who fill them before they leave which I never do except for water to wash up
with after cleaning the black and gray water tanks so they really do not add
any weight. Some new RV's have thirty gal fresh water tanks, that would drive
me nuts always running out of water and having only electrical hookup. So you
get out your five gal water jug and fetch the water and then try to pour all
that water into a little spout on the RV. That is not my idea of fun. Anyone
see it any different. We have ruled out the new light weight RV's they
especially use small fresh water tanks. OK if you have water hookup but we
usually don't. If you buy a light weight stay at commercial campgrounds and you
have no problem.
the weight your carrying but many use the tires the Burbon came with which
usually are rated for ride comfort not towing weight. I changed the tires
to a higher weight rating and the ride is about the same although I think the
Gas mileage dropped some but something has to give. Another cause for concern
is with the new RV's they are using small fresh water tanks to cover folks
who fill them before they leave which I never do except for water to wash up
with after cleaning the black and gray water tanks so they really do not add
any weight. Some new RV's have thirty gal fresh water tanks, that would drive
me nuts always running out of water and having only electrical hookup. So you
get out your five gal water jug and fetch the water and then try to pour all
that water into a little spout on the RV. That is not my idea of fun. Anyone
see it any different. We have ruled out the new light weight RV's they
especially use small fresh water tanks. OK if you have water hookup but we
usually don't. If you buy a light weight stay at commercial campgrounds and you
have no problem.
