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Do you think 140 to 49 is a better route than taking 99 past Merced to Chowchilla and then cutting across Avenue 26 / Road 603 to 41?  Thanks!

Hi Everyone,

I am towing a 28 ft travel tailor from the Sacramento area to Bass Lake near Yosemite.  I was hoping someone could suggest a preferred route or any other information about the route.  Thank you  in advance!

Thank you everyone for your replies.  The GVWR of the Tahoe is 7300 and the Ship Weight is 5569 which indicates a payload of (7300 - 5569 =1731).  Say 1,000 lbs to be safe for people, dogs, gas, cooler etc, leaves 731 lbs for tongue weight.  I guess there is no easy way to make sure this is accurate unless I actually weight the vehicle loaded.

This puts a max trailer GVWR (the fully loaded trailer weight) at 4,873 (@ 15%)  to 7,310 (@10%) .   

Another question I have is what about the total GVWR of the vehicle + trailer + hitch exceeding the maximum 14,000.

Example:  Weight of Tahoe loaded (6,569)+ GVWR of Trailer assuming fully packed (7,000) + trailer hitch estimate (800) = 14,369, which is greater than 14,000.  Is that a problem?  Am I doing that math correctly with adding in the estimated hitch weight?

Thanks!

Hi Everyone,

I am a newbie to RVing.  I am trying to figure out how heavy of trailer I can comfortably tow.  We are a family of four with dogs and will be taking the trailer on flat land and mountains.  We will be pulling with a Chevy Tahoe with max trailing package.  The tow rating is 8400 lbs and the GCWR is 14,000.  The weight of vehicle is 5569 (14,000 - 5,569 = 8,431).  I am trying to figure out the maximum trailer weight (either the UVW or the GVWR) I can comfortably tow and should be researching trailers under that weight amount.  There is a lot of conflicting information out there .  Thank you in advance!