anyone towing with a Grand Cherokee Diesel?
I'm considering a 2014 GC diesel as our new TV, wondering if anyone here has one as a TV. My current TV is a 2010 jeep liberty, which I love and has been sufficient, so the GC diesel is an upgrade of ...
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I towed with a 2014 Jeep GC diesel for 3 years. Had a TrailManor 2417, which was 3,500 lbs, and the height of a popup. Towed like it wasn't back there.
Last spring, we got a full-size trailer, which weighs 5,600 lbs loaded for a week. I knew the trailer was back there. Going up grades over 6% (west side of the Johnson/Eisenhower tunnel on I-70 in Colorado) bogged me down considerably. And, even with WDH with sway control, I never felt stable if there was more than a 10mph wind.
Got rid of the GC, and replaced with an F-150. Works/tows so much better!
But, others are very happy towing their bigger trailers with the GC. I didn't like the way it had to work so hard to go slowly up a steep hill, as we camp in the mountains most of the time.
Also, be aware of your cargo capacity. With the 725 lbs of tongue wt/WDH weight, there was very little left for wife, me, and cargo. Could not take a third adult along without being over the rated capacity of the Jeep (1,060 lbs). Another advantage of the truck.
Last spring, we got a full-size trailer, which weighs 5,600 lbs loaded for a week. I knew the trailer was back there. Going up grades over 6% (west side of the Johnson/Eisenhower tunnel on I-70 in Colorado) bogged me down considerably. And, even with WDH with sway control, I never felt stable if there was more than a 10mph wind.
Got rid of the GC, and replaced with an F-150. Works/tows so much better!
But, others are very happy towing their bigger trailers with the GC. I didn't like the way it had to work so hard to go slowly up a steep hill, as we camp in the mountains most of the time.
Also, be aware of your cargo capacity. With the 725 lbs of tongue wt/WDH weight, there was very little left for wife, me, and cargo. Could not take a third adult along without being over the rated capacity of the Jeep (1,060 lbs). Another advantage of the truck.
