2026 Jayco Eagle SLE24MLE

The Jayco Eagle SLE 24MLE is a 29' 3" fifth wheel in the MY2026 Eagle SLE roster. Jayco publishes a dry weight of 7,855 pounds against a 9,500-pound GVWR, and the two tie out exactly with the published 1,645-pound cargo carrying capacity — 7,855 + 1,645 = 9,500. That arithmetic is checked on every plan in this catalogue, and a plan whose own figures disagree is catalogued without a page rather than quietly reconciled.

The dry pin weight is 1,485 pounds, or 19% of the dry weight. Fifth-wheel pin loads land in the truck bed and count against payload, not against the receiver rating, so the number that matters is your truck’s remaining payload with passengers and gear aboard. Payload is 1,645 pounds, 17% of GVWR — that is the ceiling for water, propane, cargo and any dealer-fitted equipment combined. Fresh water alone at 52 gallons is about 432 pounds when full.

Tanks are 52 gallons fresh, 82 grey and 45 black, and the factory lists ST225/75R15'E' tires. Interior height is 8' 5" and the exterior measures 8' 1" wide by 12' 3" tall — check that height against your own garage, and remember an air-conditioner shroud adds to it. This page covers the MY2026 24MLE only. Jayco’s figures move between model years — measured on one Eagle floorplan across five consecutive years, 20 of 28 published fields changed, including tire size and a 290-pound swing in dry pin weight — so nothing here is carried over from a neighbouring year, and no year is shown that Jayco has not published for this code.

How the 24MLE differs from the other 51 Eagle fifth wheels. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2026). How these ranks are worked out.

• GVWR, 9,500 lb: lowest of 52; next is the 25RUC (9,800 lb).
• Length, 29 ft 3 in: fourth-shortest of 44, between the 26REC (29 ft 2 in) and the 26RU (29 ft 7 in).
• Dry weight, 7,855 lb: fifth-lightest of 52, between the 26RU (7,805 lb) and the 27.5RLTS (8,100 lb).
• Dry pin weight, 1,485 lb: fifth-lightest of 52, between the 28.5RSTS (1,465 lb) and the 26.5RLDS (1,530 lb).
• Cargo capacity, 1,645 lb: shared with the 28RKS; of 52, two smaller and 48 larger, nearest the 26REC (1,640 lb) and the 25RUC (1,680 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 17.3%: eighteenth-largest of 51, between the 31QBH (17.2%) and the 260KC (17.4%).
• Exterior height, 12 ft 3 in: shared with the 25RUC, 260KC and seven others; of 35, six lower and nineteen taller, nearest the 30RLT, 31QCD and two others (12 ft 2 in) and the 27MLC, 27RL and four others (12 ft 4 in).
• Sleeping capacity, 4: shared with the 25RUC, 260KC and fifteen others; of 37, three smaller and sixteen larger, nearest the 26REC, 27MLC and 325MKTS (2) and the 367TBTS and 370FB (5).
• Dry pin weight as a share of dry weight, 18.9%: shared with the 31MB; of 52, twenty smaller and 30 larger, nearest the 28BHU and 365UKTS (18.7%) and the 336FBOK (19%).
• Interior height, 8 ft 5 in: shared with the 25RUC, 260KC and ten others; of 46, eighteen lower and fifteen taller, nearest the 26RU and 27RS (8 ft 4 in) and the 29RLC and 30CRT (8 ft 6 in).
• Fresh tank, 52 gal: shared with the 25RUC, 260KC and thirteen others; of 52, thirteen smaller and 23 larger, nearest the 28BHU, 28RKS and 31QBH (51 gal) and the 325BHQS, 327CKTS and 339FLQS (75 gal).
• Grey tank, 82 gal: shared with the 25RUC, 260KC and eighteen others; of 52, fourteen smaller and seventeen larger, nearest the 27RL and 27RS (80 gal) and the 317RLOK, 319MLOK and thirteen others (87 gal).
• Black tank, 45 gal: shared with the 25RUC, 260KC and eighteen others; of 52, fourteen smaller and seventeen larger, nearest the 27RL and 27RS (43 gal) and the 317RLOK, 319MLOK and nine others (50 gal).

Next to the 26RU (2023 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 24MLE is 50 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 495 lb lower, has 545 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry pin weight 335 lb heavier, is 4 in shorter, has 1 in more interior height and has a fresh tank 29 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height, grey tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.

Next to the 27.5RLTS (2019–2020 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 24MLE is 245 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 495 lb lower, has 250 lb less cargo capacity, has a dry pin weight 100 lb lighter, is 1 ft 5 in shorter, has 2 ft 3 in more interior height, has a fresh tank 4 gal larger, has a grey tank 17 gal larger and has a black tank 12.5 gal larger.

Jayco's Eagle is the brand's premium towable family, and it splits three ways. The full-size Eagle is the flagship fifth wheel — Stronghold VBL™ laminated walls, 5-Star Handling, the HELIX dual-15,000-BTU cooling system and a 16 cubic-foot residential refrigerator. Jayco offers the Eagle HT line as both a fifth wheel and a travel trailer — lighter, 4-Star Handling with Goodyear Endurance tires, and lower pin or tongue weights. The 24MLE on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page. The full Eagle catalogue runs to dozens of floorplans across all three; the highest-demand layouts are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the line hub.

A full 52-gallon fresh tank is about 432 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 26% of the 24MLE’s 1,645 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,213 lb (303 lb per rated berth). Across 52 Eagle fifth-wheel floorplans the water share runs 16% to 34%, and 23 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Eagle 28RKS at 26% and Eagle 26REC at 26%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).