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Open Roads Forum  >  Travel Trailers  > Looking for a 26' TT with a big slide out This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Prev jkilroy • View posts Pennsylvania Senior Member Joined: 01/23/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/26/03 01:31pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Wouldn't that be a little over weight pulling with say a 1500 yukon 5.7 with 3.73 gears fully loaded? (4 people)What about the short wheelbase of the Yukon? John Killinger and family 98 EB Explorer and 2000 Coleman Utah drfife • View posts Dallas, Texas, USA Senior Member Joined: 11/02/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 01/26/03 01:51pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator jkillinger wrote: "One time coming back form DE It got into a violent sway and almost lost the whole rig because I didn't have enouph weight on the toune, believe it or not I was only ten minutes from my house when the insident occured. I don't know if I can put myself to drive a big 2500 long suburban, that probably would be my best bet to have the the camper that we would like the most and we could fit more than 4 people in the car." I had a similar incident with sway when I had my '99 Coleman Utah. That was a BIG reason I bought the Hensley when I got my travel trailer. Go test drive a 2500 Suburban. You will be amazed how nice they can get a 3/4 ton truck to ride and respond. I doubt I can ever go back to a 1/2 ton. Russell '02 Chevy Suburban 2500 4X4 8.1 4.10 : '03 SunnyBrook Titan 29DBS '04 BrakeSmart Controller : '01 Hensley Arrow Hitch NCJim • View posts Charlotte, NC, USA New Member Joined: 01/21/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/26/03 06:39pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I agree that if your wanting a 26' TT with a big slide, you are going to need to go bigger than the Yukon. We have a 27' Jayco Eagle w/bunks and a sofa/dinette slide out. The slide out really adds on the weight. Jim Southerland 2000 Ford Excursion V10 2002 Jayco Eagle 274BHS TXiceman • View posts (Near) Houston,TX Senior Member Joined: 11/17/2000 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/26/03 07:24pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator A yukon for the size trailer you desire is nott the way to go. Weigh the Yukon, add passengers and cargo. Now take this total from the GCWR and you have the max. loaded weight you are rated to tow. Also, take this total loaded weight from the GVWR and that is all of the tongue weight you can support on the truck. Next, the Yukon is a short wheelbase, high profile vehicle and these characteristics do no make for a good tow vehicle. I'd look at a 3/4 XL or 'Burb. Ken W KE5DFR Vintage 1979 Silver Streak Supreme Rocket toted by a 2002 F350, crewcab dually, 7.3L,4.10 axle,SCMT. Travel with one miniature Schnauzers, one standard schnauzer and one African Gray parrot. Practicing for retirement! Quade • View posts Carmel, Indiana New Member Joined: 01/25/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/26/03 07:59pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator the Outback 28 BHS is all aluminum framing making it a dry weight of 4930. And the slide out is pretty good sized. jkilroy • View posts Pennsylvania Senior Member Joined: 01/23/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/27/03 06:33am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator How does your new rig tow in comparison with the coleman pop-up rig? Do you have as much sway? 2003 Chevy Silverado 2500HD CC SB 6.0L 4.10 2002 Laredo 29BH Resse 15K Trail Boss Tekonsha Envoy Brake controller Pennsylvania Air National Guard drfife • View posts Dallas, Texas, USA Senior Member Joined: 11/02/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 01/27/03 09:37am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator jkillinger wrote: "How does your new rig tow in comparison with the coleman pop-up rig? Do you have as much sway?" I have no sway with my current travel trailer. But I am using a Hensley hitch. Ryan Evans • View posts Louisville, KY New Member Joined: 02/07/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/07/03 10:02am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator As far as en Expedition, a buddy of mine has one and we took it to Phoenix from Ohio to pick up a car. We hit a big canyon outside of Phoenix and it did great. Sure did need the brake controller though. I never noticed the high center of gravity at any time. Even doing 100MPH out in the open it did fine. wannabee • View posts Muskego, WI USA Senior Member Joined: 09/14/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/07/03 05:33pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Aaaahhh????????? 3/4 ton at 65 mph plenty fast. Tom Skprlvrs • View posts Wenonah,NJ, USA Senior Member Joined: 01/22/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 02/08/03 08:15pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Go 3/4 ton. We own a 1/2 ton Chevy Suburban Pulling a 27' with a dinet and sofa sleeper slide-out. It weights in loaded at about 7400#. It has put the truck to its max at times (after the gear in the tow vehichle is taken into account also.) At any real hill it starts to dog on us. It is a big truck but very under powered. We have done as much as we could to beef it up without making it a 3/4. Our next move is the 3/4 ton. as Tim the Tool Man would say "ah More Power". Mark and Terry Bandit and Max 93 Chevy Suburban 4x4, 350, 44gal tank Gibson Dual Exhaust, New 5-spring Rear Springs, Big Rear, +++ 2002 Citation 27' *This Message was edited on 08-Feb-03 08:19 PM by Skprlvrs* This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Prev Open Roads Forum  >  Travel Trailers  > Looking for a 26' TT with a big slide out

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