Travel Trailer Towing Recommendations

Lwiddis wrote:
“We were thinking of a Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon or Toyota Sequoia, rather than a truck. Thoughts on that for towing? ”

I owned three Tahoes…’01, ‘07 and ‘15 and liked them all but I would not tow 7500 pounds with any of them. Max maybe six thousand. Wheelbase is another issue with a Tahoe. It’s too short for stability when a truck passes.

This is not a good quote to follow per say. The 01/05 rigs have 1/3 the HP of a current model, ie about 2014 and forward. Along with at least 2vfewer gears in trans mission, to upwards of 6 more if you get a 10 sp auto. Also their have been some improvents in chassis design.

OP did not mention trailer length. Is said trailer 20' long? Or 30' long. A recent Tahoe will do fine with a 20' trailer, 30' as noted, the WB of the Tahoe is on the short side. BUT with a better hitch setup, it will and can be safe and sane towing.

OP does not say brand of trailer. An Airstream at 7500 pulls easily vs a boxy Fleetwood with coronated aluminum siding. Latter trailer may need an addition 30-40 HP to hold 60mph due to additional wind resistance.

Where is OP towing? Sea level or 10,000 ft elevation A majority of the time. At sea level my 4.3 V6 will motivate a 7500 trailer fine, generally speaking. I will slow down more on steeper grades than a V8 with more HP.... Go to 10K ft, 30% drop in HP due to elevation, the 3.5 eco boost or the small diesels in the 1500 series trucks don't start losing HP until 8-10k ft.

Is OP wanting to haul a golf cart or equal load in the bed? Or haul 2-3 teenage kids/grandkids or adults along? If so, one has now overloaded a typical 1500

As Grit has non eloquently pointed out, too many unknowns at this time to say what truck is needed.

Marty