01 What makes the 2025 28BHU different
The Eagle SLE 28BHU sits in the Eagle SLE tier, the lightest of Jayco's Eagle fifth wheels and the entry point into the Eagle name. This page covers one model year of it — the 2025 28BHU, exactly as Jayco published it — because the numbers that decide whether your truck can pull this trailer are not the same from one year to the next.
For the 2025 model year Jayco published a 9,995-pound GVWR on a 8,420-pound dry weight, 1,575 pounds of published cargo capacity, a 1,585-pound dry pin weight. Check the loaded pin against the truck's payload and rear-axle ratings rather than against the tow rating alone. The 2025 coach left the factory on ST225/75R15'E' tyres; the load range in that code is part of the axle rating and a replacement set has to match it.
This is the earliest 28BHU model year with a verified factory record in this catalogue. Later years are linked at the foot of the page, each with its own published figures.
A 2025 coach is close to current as of 2026, but section 05 still applies: check it against its build date rather than its model year. Jayco commonly builds a model year well before the calendar year turns, and the tyre date codes have to be read against the build month, not the badge.
02 Full 2025 specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 34' 8"
- Exterior width
- 8' 1"
- Width, slides out
- Not published
- Exterior height
- 12' 4"
- Exterior height (w/ A/C)
- 13' 0"
- Interior height (main)
- 6' 3"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 8,420 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,995 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,575 lbs
- Dry pin weight
- 1,585 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- ST225/75R15'E'
- Hitch type
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed)
- Model year of record
- 2025
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 51.0 gal
- Grey water
- 82.0 gal
- Black water
- 45.0 gal
- LP / propane
- 60 lbs
- LP / propane, optional
- Not published
Galley & systems
- Water heater
- Not published
- Furnace output
- 30000 BTU
- Furnace, auto-ignition
- Not published
- Outside storage compartments
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- up to 8
Verified specs, drawn to scale
Original graphics built from this floorplan’s own verified figures.
Loaded weight budget
Size, drawn to scale
Holding tanks
These graphics are generated from the same verified record that builds the table above, and are published under this site’s own licence — nothing here is traced from, or derived from, a manufacturer drawing or photo. Where a figure is not published for this plan, the graphic that would need it is omitted rather than estimated. The full record is in the published dataset.
What it takes to tow this
Built from this floorplan’s verified weights. We publish the trailer side only.
We do not publish tow ratings for specific trucks. A single model can vary by thousands of pounds depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, drivetrain and package — the only authoritative figure is the one on your own door jamb. Loaded pin percentages are industry convention for fifth wheels (15–25% of loaded weight), not a measurement of this unit. Hitch classes are not used here as a rating: SAE J684 covers trailers to 10,000 lb GVWR and does not define Class V, and capacity boundaries differ between manufacturers — read the rating stamped on your hitch. On this plan the convention band’s low end fell below the published dry figure, so the range starts at the published dry weight instead — loaded is never lighter than dry.
03 What changed for the 2025 model year
2025 is the earliest model year of the 28BHU that this catalogue has a verified factory record for, so there is no earlier year here to compare it against. The years we do publish run 2025 to 2027; each one is linked below.
| Model year | Dry (UVW) | GVWR | Dry pin | Sleeps | Tire size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,420 | 9,995 | 1,585 | 8 | ST225/75R15'E' |
| 2026 | 8,485 | 9,995 | 1,605 | 8 | ST225/75R15'E' |
| 2027 | 8,540 | 9,995 | 1,600 | 8 | ST225/75R15'E' |
Every row is that model year's own factory record. The all-years overview for this floorplan, with the family history and the full line, is on the Jayco Eagle SLE 28BHU parent page.
No published field moved
Jayco's published record for the 2025 28BHU matches the adjacent year field for field.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure on this page is read from Jayco's own 2025 model page for the 28BHU — one source, one model year, no blending. The all-years parent page sets this year beside every other model year we hold, and where the record this catalogue originally profiled disagrees with Jayco's own model page, both figures are published there and neither is adjusted.
Fields Jayco does not publish for 2025
For this model year the factory record omits: Exterior Width (with slides out), Propane Unit (lbs) (Optional), Water Heater, Furnace, Auto-ignition (BTU output), # of outside storage compartments. Those rows read “Not published” on this page. They are deliberately not filled in from an adjacent model year — a neighbouring year's figure is an inference about this one, not a measurement of it.
04 Buying a 2025 28BHU at 1 model years old
Tyres are the first thing to age out
RV tyres are usually replaced on age rather than tread, at roughly five to seven years from the DOT date code on the sidewall. On a 1-year-old coach the originals (ST225/75R15'E') may still be fitted — read the four-digit date code, not the tread.
Roof and seam sealant is on a service interval
Laminated-wall fifth wheels rely on sealant at every roof penetration and along the front cap. Inspection is typically annual and re-sealing every few years; ask for the service records rather than assuming.
Weigh it before you tow it
Every weight on this page is a DRY factory figure for the 2025 model year. A used coach carries its previous owner's additions, and a fifth wheel puts roughly 15-25% of the load through the truck's rear axle. Weigh the loaded rig at a public scale and check it against the truck's payload, rear-axle and hitch ratings.
05 How it compares — and to its other years
The same floorplan one model year later, with its own published weights.
The parent page for this floorplan: every model year we hold, side by side.
06 Loading it for a trip
This floorplan carries its water comfortably. A full 51-gallon fresh tank is roughly 27% of the 1,575-pound cargo capacity, leaving the 28BHU with a usable gear budget even when you tow full.
| Weight budget | Figure | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cargo capacity as published (CCC) | 1,575 lb | Everything you add: gear, water, propane, batteries, food, people’s belongings. |
| Fresh tank filled (51 gal × 8.34 lb) | −425 lb | Water is the heaviest thing most owners add, and it is added first. |
| Cargo budget left with a full fresh tank | 1,150 lb | 27% of this plan’s capacity is spent before a single bag is loaded. |
| Per sleeping position, water aboard | 144 lb | A rough share of what is left across the 8 berths this plan sleeps. |
The published dry pin weight of 1,585 pounds is 19% of this floorplan’s 8,420-pound dry weight. Fifth-wheel pin weight rides in the bed of the truck, so it comes off payload rather than off tow rating — and it rises with the trailer as you load it, not in proportion to what you put over the axles.
Nothing above changes the ceiling. Loaded to its 9,995-pound GVWR the 28BHU is towing 1,575 pounds more than its 8,420-pound dry figure, and that is the number your vehicle has to be rated for — not the brochure weight.
Tank balance is generous here: 51 gallons of fresh against 82 grey and 45 black, so waste capacity keeps pace with supply and the fresh tank is the constraint that ends a dry stay.
07 Where this floorplan sits
| Comparable fifth wheels | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28BHU | 9,995 | 8,420 | 8 | 34 ft 8 in |
| Arctic Wolf 27SGS | 9,995 | 7,893 | 4 | 29 ft 11 in |
| Reflection 22RK | 9,995 | 7,000 | 4 | 26 ft 11 in |
| Blackthorn 229RK | 9,945 | 7,324 | — | 28 ft 1 in |
| Cougar 23MLE | 10,075 | 7,745 | 6 | 27 ft 11 in |
| Avenue 28BH | 10,495 | 8,518 | 6 | 32 ft 11 in |
| Cardinal 32CHILL | 12,188 | 9,688 | — | 35 ft 3 in |
Against the 28BHU: the Arctic Wolf 27SGS is 5 ft shorter and sleeps 4 fewer; the Reflection 22RK is 8 ft shorter and sleeps 4 fewer; the Blackthorn 229RK is 50 lb lighter and 7 ft shorter. Those are differences in the published numbers only — what they cost, how they are built and how they live are separate questions each of those pages answers on its own terms.
Those are the nearest fifth wheels from other lines by weight — one per line, picked by proximity on that figure and nothing else. They are listed so the same tow vehicle can be checked against real alternatives, not because they are equivalent inside; layout, build and price diverge sharply across that group.
For scale, the Eagle floorplans profiled here run 6,560 to 12,830 pounds dry and 28 to 43 feet of exterior length across 37 plans. Where a floorplan falls in that spread usually says more about which vehicle can tow it, and which site it fits, than the layout name does.
Every profiled floorplan in this line, with the full weight table, is on the Eagle line hub.
08 Common questions about the 28BHU
How much does the 28BHU weigh?
It leaves the factory at 8,420 pounds dry, and its manufacturer-set loaded ceiling (GVWR) is 9,995 pounds. Real towing weight lands between the two and depends entirely on what you load. Use the GVWR when matching a tow vehicle; the dry figure is only useful for comparing floorplans against each other.
How much can the 28BHU carry?
Cargo carrying capacity is 1,575 pounds. That is the whole budget: water, propane, batteries, gear and everything you bring. Filling the 51-gallon fresh tank uses about 425 pounds of that.
What is the pin weight of the 28BHU?
The published dry pin weight is 1,585 pounds. It is measured empty; loaded, it runs higher, and it comes out of your tow vehicle’s payload rather than its tow rating.
What size tow vehicle does the 28BHU need?
Your vehicle needs a tow rating of at least 9,995 pounds — this floorplan’s GVWR — and enough payload left over for the hitch load, passengers and anything in the bed. This site does not publish tow ratings for specific vehicles, because one truck model varies by thousands of pounds across engine, axle ratio, cab and package. The figure that governs is the payload sticker on your own door jamb.
How many people does the 28BHU sleep?
It is rated to sleep 8. Rated sleeping positions include convertible furniture, so count the beds against how you actually travel rather than against the number.
What are the tank capacities on the 28BHU?
Fresh 51 gallons, grey 82 gallons, black 45 gallons. Tank sizes set how long the floorplan can sit away from hookups, and the smallest of the three is what ends the stay.
How long is the 28BHU?
Exterior length is 34' 8". Measure against your site length and your storage before committing — the exterior figure is the one that has to fit, and it includes the tongue or pin box.
Every figure in these answers is read from this page’s verified specification table. Where the manufacturer publishes nothing, the question is not answered rather than estimated.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
This catalog tracks 18 specification fields per floorplan. Named sources publish 13 of them for the 28BHU. The rest are not shown, because the alternative is reading a figure across from a sibling floorplan or from what the segment usually does — and a number nobody published is worth less than an admitted gap.
Not published for this floorplan: slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning. If you find one of these in a manufacturer document for this plan, it belongs on this page.
The completeness figure at the foot of this page (76%) measures the same thing on the full field set: it is a measurement of how much this floorplan’s manufacturer publishes, not of how much research went into the page.
How every figure here was sourced and checked is set out on the methodology page.
11 NHTSA safety record
This floorplan belongs to the Eagle line, and NHTSA holds 44 recall campaigns and 114 owner complaints against that line. They are separate records and are not added together — a recall is a manufacturer-confirmed defect with a remedy; a complaint is one owner’s account, which NHTSA does not verify.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 114 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are tires (23%), structure (18%) and equipment (13%). That is where owners of this family have had trouble, so it is where an inspection is worth the time.
Recall coverage is not complete — our harvest of NHTSA’s recall API ran 1,556 queries, of which 0 failed and 242 returned an explicit zero. A line can still be under-reported where NHTSA files a roster under a parent name, or where a match rests on the wording of the recall rather than its model field. Complaints come from the complete bulk file but are unverified and self-selected: a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Eagle line page.