My huband and I were thinking of purchasing a small toy hauler, so we don't have to be at the mercy of those who own one!!! My dad works sells RV's in Prescott, AZ, so we'd buy one from him. When we were on his lot in August, we looked at the Jayco's and the Holiday Ramblers. We liked the size of the Jayco Octane series. There's only the 2 of us and our 2 quads, so we don't need a big hauler. Plus, we were hoping to pull it with my Tahoe (it has the bigger engine) or his Dodge 1500. We thought about getting a Dodge 2500, but his truck is less than 2 years old and we're still upsidedown on it.
Do you think my Tahoe could pull the 24 ft hauler? The dry weight is 5490 lbs and it looks like my Tahoe can pull anything up to 7500 - 7700 lbs. We were considering the Tahoe because it's 4 wheel drive. In the winter we'd be going to Armagossa and Dumont - maybe even Jawbone. In the summer we'd go to Utah, where there are hook ups (I call that 5 star camping)!!! So, we could use his truck for that (it's not 4 wheel drive).
Let me know what you all think! I wanted to get some opinions from people who use them on the sand and the mountains.
Question about pulling toy hauler
in Toyhauler/ RV Talk
Posted · Edited by Kitcat
My huband and I were thinking of purchasing a small toy hauler, so we don't have to be at the mercy of those who own one!!! My dad works sells RV's in Prescott, AZ, so we'd buy one from him. When we were on his lot in August, we looked at the Jayco's and the Holiday Ramblers. We liked the size of the Jayco Octane series. There's only the 2 of us and our 2 quads, so we don't need a big hauler. Plus, we were hoping to pull it with my Tahoe (it has the bigger engine) or his Dodge 1500. We thought about getting a Dodge 2500, but his truck is less than 2 years old and we're still upsidedown on it.
Do you think my Tahoe could pull the 24 ft hauler? The dry weight is 5490 lbs and it looks like my Tahoe can pull anything up to 7500 - 7700 lbs. We were considering the Tahoe because it's 4 wheel drive. In the winter we'd be going to Armagossa and Dumont - maybe even Jawbone. In the summer we'd go to Utah, where there are hook ups (I call that 5 star camping)!!! So, we could use his truck for that (it's not 4 wheel drive).
Let me know what you all think! I wanted to get some opinions from people who use them on the sand and the mountains.
Thanks and happy turkey day!!!
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