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Came across this thread while searching for something else...I had the exact same thing happen a few months ago with my 2011 30FQBS. Tongue jack collapsed while I was taking it of my TV, jack was hosed and it screwed up my hitch as well. Good Sam sent someone to replace it...thankfully the whole...

Thanks for the reply! We ended up leaving Sunday evening and taking I-70 instead, but sounds like the alternative would have been doable. Look forward to giving that route a try next summer.

Hi everyone...quick question for you. We're in Ridgway, CO this weekend (beautiful!) and were wondering if we could skip I-70 and the Labor Day traffic on our return to Denver. Does anyone know if US-50/US-285 is a doable alternative? Looking at the map it seems like it would be viable but was...

Bob...thanks for the advice. I'd love to go the 2500 route, but with 2 kids (and their friends that I'm always ferrying around) it would be hard to give up the extra room that the Suburban affords. What I'll likely end up doing, especially on longer trips where we might be carrying more, is...

Since my owners manual has long since disappeared, I took my Suburban to a local Chevy dealer. He took my VIN and looked up my towing capacity, according to him (and the Chevy site he was looking at) it's 7,800 pounds. All that said, I think I'll be upgrading my TV sooner rather than later.

TeJay...it's certainly not my preference to be anywhere near capacity. This is my first TT, and I made the rookie mistake of asking my sales person what my tow limit was. Based on his number I had roughly 2800 pounds to spare (fully loaded). Turns out he inflated my tow capacity by almost 2000...

Cody...thanks very much for the link. The capacity defined there is 8,000 pounds, the empty weight of the trailer is ~6,900 if I remember correctly. The vehicle is in great shape: 125,000 miles, 5.3 L engine, 3.42 axel ratio, well cared for, new brakes, no tranny issues (knock wood), nothing...

Hi all, I've had a helluva time trying to get a definitive answer on the towing capacity for a 2005 Suburban 1500. I've heard it's anywhere from 7,200 pounds to 9,000 pounds (or somewhere in between). Assuming the capacity is at the lower end of that scale, I'm likely to be traveling at right...

Your collective input was making this an easy decision, but I just got off the phone with a Chevy dealer who says the towing capacity on my Suburban is 7,200 pounds...not the 8,500 I thought it was. I'm shocked it's that low!! I guess I better find the flattest routes possible.

Thank you all for the feedback. I think you're right...avoiding I-70 is probably a good idea, especially on this first trip.

Hi everyone, Let me start off by saying this forum has been a tremendous resource. I purchased my first travel trailer in Dec, I've been able to find the answers to so many questions here...all before I've taken my first trip with it. Speaking of that first trip...we're leaving the Denver...