Hello to the community members. Thanks for providing help, especially to new owners.
My wife and I are planning to purchase either a 17'
Escape or
Casita in the next week. My towing vehicle is a 1998 Jeep Cherokee 6 cylinder with a rated towing capacity of 5,000 lbs. We're looking at a loaded RV
weight of about 2,500 lbs.
I have been told that we have enough horsepower in our Jeep, but we've received inconsistent advice about whether this vehicle is enough to do the job. We plan to tow our RV in the Colorado mountains.
Some have suggested that we add a transmission cooler to the basic towing package.
U-Haul appears to be equipped to provide everything: Class III hitch, brake controller (Prodigy), trans. cooler, and 7-pin wiring.
Two questions: 1) Do we have an adequate towing vehicle?; 2) Is
U-Haul a reliable vendor for all hitch and towing package components?