What do you tow??? Lets see it! Travel Trailer and Toy Hauler

[Nxtnlne]

I have been thinking about getting a travel trailer or toy hauler. The reason I'm thinking of using the Yukon and not my truck as a toy vehicle is because I have 6 people that will be needing a seat including me.
Whats the biggest you have pulled with your 5.3? Also is does the Auto Ride level the Yukon out when tongue weight is added?
Post up some picks of your trailer..

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The Yukon is setup for towing somewhat...
JH2 BRAKE HYD POWER, DISC/DISC, 7, 200 LBS 7200# PWR BRAKES(JH2)
GT5 AXLE,REAR,4.10 RATIO 4.10R(GT5)
KNP COOLING SYSTEM,TRANSMISSION,HEAVY DUTY HVY DUTY TRANS CLG SYS(KNP)

I will still need a bigger transcooler im sure. But I didnt even know I had the 4:10's or the Hydraulic Brakes.

 

[AquinoSteven]

8500lbs with my tahoe
The Boat is 24ft but the trailer is 30ft
I wouldnt recommend towing this much.

 

[Nxtnlne]

Nice boat..
I've been looking at 27-29ft lite travel trailers. Max capability of my Yukon says 8400lbs.

 

[AquinoSteven]

yep, youll be good at that weight but trust me, its not fun. haha

 

[Nxtnlne]

yep, youll be good at that weight but trust me, its not fun. haha

Im actually thinking about a about something called a tow buddie. A friend of mine says its the way to go. Plus always nice to have an extra axle right?

 

[mikeyboy]

a 15ft hydrostream viper a hole 600 pound boat

 

[Stargazer]

We bought this last year, a 30' 2009 Tango 289BH:

We bought it to be our portable hotel room, but even though we loved it, it was a bit too small (we have 5 kids) so we're trading it in and getting this one:

35' Keystone Premier 31BHPR:

It's on order from the factory and should (hopefully) be arriving in a few weeks.

 

[COTahoeLS]

We bought this last year, a 30' 2009 Tango 289BH:

We bought it to be our portable hotel room, but even though we loved it, it was a bit too small (we have 5 kids) so we're trading it in and getting this one:

35' Keystone Premier 31BHPR:

It's on order from the factory and should (hopefully) be arriving in a few weeks.

Would you like a 6th kid? I can provide monetary care for myself.

 

[NovaRacer]

I usually pull it with a different truck, but I wanted to try out the Yukon.

I took it down the highway today, pulled @ 65 pretty good. Stopped alot better than I thought it would too.

Don't plan to pull it with the Yukon unless the truck is not available.

Trailer and all the contents trip the scale @ 7800.

WB

 

[Nxtnlne]

We bought this last year, a 30' 2009 Tango 289BH:

We bought it to be our portable hotel room, but even though we loved it, it was a bit too small (we have 5 kids) so we're trading it in and getting this one:

35' Keystone Premier 31BHPR:

It's on order from the factory and should (hopefully) be arriving in a few weeks.

NIce! Yeah we have been looking at trailers and I might pull the trigger on a diesel. I just dont want to tear up the Yukon.

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

This is my setup.
Reese dual cam weight distrubution antisway. Up to 1200 lb tounge weight capacity. My tounge weight is sitting at 830 lbs. The trailer dry is 3800lbs loaded it's 5480 lbs max trailer towing weight is 7500 lbs. Truck 6580 fully loaded thats a full tank of fuel and 4 adults . gross combined is 12060 including 3 full propane tanks and a full fresh water tank. My max combined weight is 14000lbs. rear axle max is 4400 lbs without weight distrubution im sitting at 4460 lbs with weight distrubution im sitting at 3700 lbs.

Do not rely on the specs given by the rv dealers they are always wrong. ALWAYS.

 

[jeff652]

2001 'burban 8.1L Mated to a Crossroads Cruiser CT30BH via a Hensley Arrow. Above pic is at about 9500' elevation at Tioga pass.

FYI, Anyone thinking about towing a big trailer that is hitch mounted, I HIGHLY recommend the ProPride 3P (a new updated version of the Arrow) or a used Hensley Arrow (If you are on a budget). I am 16,000lbs fully wet and with my Hensley I can pass a semi at 70mph with one hand on the steering wheel and the trailer doesn't sway an inch.

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

2001 'burban 8.1L Mated to a Crossroads Cruiser CT30BH via a Hensley Arrow. Above pic is at about 9500' elevation at Tioga pass.

FYI, Anyone thinking about towing a big trailer that is hitch mounted, I HIGHLY recommend the ProPride 3P (a new updated version of the Arrow) or a used Hensley Arrow (If you are on a budget). I am 16,000lbs fully wet and with my Hensley I can pass a semi at 70mph with one hand on the steering wheel and the trailer doesn't sway an inch.

Man that is sweet. I knew i should have gone 2500 lol. Nice looking setup.

 

[baron]

Just remember, it's not so much about pulling (maybe in stop and go traffic), it's really about stopping. Electronic brakes on the trailer are good if you are going to be pulling a really big load. Also, if it is something that you can arrange the load on (i.e. a trailer hauling a load, can't really do it with a boat or travel trailer) you can make a huge difference by arranging everything properly. I used to pull 10,000 lbs of stuff on a big, dually trailer using just a '99 Dodge Ram 1500. Got about 8 mpg on a good day, generally did around 600 miles a day, good thing gas was cheap back then. Granted, this was for work, I wouldn't recommend that with a personal truck w/o the proper suspension for it. As far as cooling, power, etc. it was fine. ebrakes got me stopped when I needed it.

Now that I have the Yukon, I am going to be looking for just a small, 14 foot or so utility trailer and a boat trailer to go pick up a fishing boat my grandpa is passing down to me. Probably won't break 3000 lbs towing with this thing ever, unless we move to a new house in the near future.

 

[redemn93]

i pull a 20' mako. if i had to guess with full fuel and trailer it probably at 4500-5000 lbs. thinking about getting helper bags. bounces an aweful lot on bridges. scary as hell. also need to move the boat back on the trailer a little. it will help. power wise, i throw it tow haul mode and drive like normal. i def notice the breaking but its bad at all.

 

[RumorsOFsurF]

When I was a kid my Dad had a 26' Sea Ray Sundancer that weighed about 10,000lbs with the trailer. He towed it with a '74 1/2 ton short wide Chevy 4X4 on 33X12.50 BFG's. A scary ride, to say the least.


I'll see if I can find a pic. Currently, I only tow a 10' enclosed cargo trailer with my Yukon. Nothing too big. The wife and I want to buy a travel trailer, though.

 

[low_psi]

I don't have a pic of it on the trailer, but here is a shot of my Velocity 260 that I tow.

 

[Jsdevildog29]

I just towed my 24ft utility trailer from San Diego ca to Powell wy. I will be setting out for Norfolk Va in a week or so. The truck and trailer not loaded weighs about 9000lbs. Loaded I'm about 17000lbs. I have weight distributing hitch and anti sway system. I also have bags in the rear coils. Pulls great. I have about 190000 miles on my 5.3 burb. Did slow down to around 45mph up the bigger grades. I have absolutely no sway. In fact te trailer and burb feel as though it's one unit, but I have my anti sway turned up. I also have a few other mods that may have helped my burb get this far. Also only dropped my rear about an inch.

 

[Dannyo1973]

Hey guys. new to the group. I have an 06 Yukon xl 5.3. whats the max towing capacity. From what the RV guys said and what I've found on the net are different.

 

[powerhaulic]

just got back from Florida towing camper dry shipping wt. is #6880, have not weighed unit but #7800 is my estimate

Averaged 10.2mpg from Daytona to Adk. mts of NY