Bad day on the highway 2
Posted yesterday but pics were too big - hope this is OK now. This happened right out side a campground I stayed at last Friday. Tow vehicle was a Tahoe or Suburban. I believe all the passengers go...
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BurbMan wrote:azdryheat wrote:
EDIT Disregard, it's not a toy hauler. Mistook the rear slide for a ramp door that some TT's have.
It appears to be a toy hauler with a side ramp. Also has something undercover on the rear hitch. Is there something in the garage that prevents whatever is on the hitch from being in the garage? Point is the trailer might have been tail heavy.
Keystone doesn't make a toy hauler under the Bullet Brand. In fact the only TT with both a main and rear slide is this 308BHS
Dry weight 6397, carrying capacity 1203, hitch weight 730, and with a total length of 36'. So GVWR is 7600 lbs with barely 10% on the hitch and the guy loads a bunch of stuff on the back bumper.
I think you called it, trailer was too light in the front and too long for the 1500 burb.
Have to agree on this one. Max towing on a Suburban 1500 is around 8000 pounds, which is OK for the weight of that trailer, BUT that length is not. I wouldn't pull something that long with an F150 HDPP, it is just too much sail for a light duty. Max I would tow would be 30', knowing how it handles with 28' properly setup, I wouldn't go above 30. Add in the imbalance with that long bumper and unknown weight on the back is a classic case of a crash waiting to happen, oh wait, it did.
