Trailer Owner's Experience?
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Raleigh / Rolesville NC
Originally Posted by EVIL_C5
i saw 1 post of someone using a 1500 to pull one, and the escalade has the power, but will the tranny and awd hold up?
Your car is 3200 plus a 28 foot enclosed is about 3500 so that is 7,000 lbs
Plus any other junk or lugage you carry. It adds up fast.
Team Owner
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From: San Jose/Bear Valley CA
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FWIW, my trailer empty weighs 6,000 lbs... loaded I am looking at 12,000 lbs. With a 15,000 GVW trailer there is a little room to spare. With the combined truck, camper, trailer (loaded) I roll down the road at 21,000 or 22,000 lbs total. When my brakes wear out on the trailer, I will look into upgrading to Disc all the way around. That has to be much better than the old electric brakes. 
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From: Vinton VA
If you're going to spend the money, you might as well do it right. I played with the idea of buying a trailer for a couple of years, even borrowed a couple to try out (20 ft enclosed, 24 ft enclosed and a 20 ft open) tryed to use my '03 Expedition w/tow package. Worked OK, but hills where a killer. (I live in the Blue Ridge Mts of VA) Finally settled on a 44ft gooseneck pulled by a '03 F350 SD dually. Trailer has 110V package, AC/heat, winch, cabinets, work bench, tire rack, etc. The F350, w/the 6.0 diesel can't be beat. It tackles the mountains here and doesn't even breathe hard. Just my 2 cents worth...Just do some research and picks what's best for you. 
Last edited by cb5300; Feb 1, 2005 at 12:00 PM.
