Tow vehicles
My wife and I want to get out of the old motorhome and get a travel trailer. I don't have the cash flow to but all new. What's a good used tow vehicle? Tahoe, Expedition? We're looking at a 26 - 2...
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bluedogwilson wrote:
Do yourself a favor and buy more hoursepower than you need. I pull a 36' Jayco with a 3500 Chev. Duramax and I thought this was overkill until I hit the mountains in Montana, Wyoming and Montana this summer and I was glad to have the extra HP and Torgue. I had the 3500 when I had my 40' 5th wheel. PS: If you buy any deisel be sure it does not use the DEF additive. Do a lot of shopping around, there are a lot of people that buy trucks and need to sell them. Good luck.:)
This is sound advice right here. Our first set up had us in a 9 pound truck pulling a 12 pound trailer. It was a good setup for limited gear, flat roads, and strong tail winds. That truck went away and we now own a diesel excursion.
Our family of 6 plus dog requires a bunch of room so we decided on the 8.1L Suburban or diesel Excursion. In the end we found a nicer excursion with less miles. We have been very happy with our decision. The thing is huge and will pull all the camper we have and then more if you hooked it on.
Last piece of advice - do whats right for your situation - not because a salesman says "yeah that'll tow it" or because people on forums say the same.
God speed in your search.
