Avalanche 2500 + 31 ft Jayco Eagle Question
Hi All, First time poster here. My wife and I are in the process of a major upgrade from a small 21' non slide tin and sticks Coachmen (being towed by a GMC Acadia), to a brand new 31' Jacyo Eagle ...
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greatwhitenorth69 wrote:STEVEO496 wrote:
If your hitch is set up properly it will do fine. Also, make sure the trailer is loaded properly, that it has plenty of tongue weight.
Famous last words. Have you pulled a trailer that size with an Avalanche?
With a 2500 Suburban I have. I had a 28' enclosed car trailer, fully finished interior, cabinets full of tools etc, air, floor jack, winch, battery, generator etc etc. 4,000lbs worth of car... I never weighed the rig but I'm sure it was every bit of 9-10k lbs. It had a LH door over the axles to aid in exiting the vehicle if you drive it into the trailer (mistake). Therefore the trailer sat higher to make the wheel wells on the interior shorter. In other words, the trailer was very top heavy/unstable on its own. When I first bought the trailer I had a crew cab GMC dually with the Duramax and it towed it fine with one sway bar and 1,200lb Spring bars. When I inherited the 3/4 ton Suburban and towed it with the same hitch it was unstable but after upgrading the hitch and setting it up properly it actually towed just fine.
