Top of the morning to you all, we are 50 now, kids gone and we decided to try out the RV life. I judge field trials which I do off o a Polaris 700 sportsman atv. So we need a toy hauler. My towing rig will be my 2003 Chevy sudurban 1500 4x4. It has I believe 8400 lbs towing capacity. My wife and I found a 2017 puma XLE lite 20TFCMy questions are is this a good entry level for amiddle age couple to travel to field trials. We would probably put an average of about 400 miles a month. And can my suburban tow it. What kind of problem does anyone know about puma? Thanks for reading

Probably not without extensive suspension modifications.

You need to load up the Suburban like your going on a trip and weigh it. Historically the 1500 Suburban has been right at its limits with just family and stuff on board. Adding 800 or so pounds is only going to make matters worse.You might be better off trading it for a 2500 pickup, load the Polaris in themtruck bed and buy a nice TT.

donn0128 wrote:You need to load up the Suburban like your going on a trip and weigh it. Historically the 1500 Suburban has been right at its limits with just family and stuff on board. Adding 800 or so pounds is only going to make matters worse.You might be better off trading it for a 2500 pickup, load the Polaris in themtruck bed and buy a nice TT.A quick search of the Edmunds site shows the 2003 burb has a payload capacity of just over 1600#. Of course that's base 4x4 with no options. The op says it's just the two of them. I agree they should weigh the truck loaded up to see what they have, but I wouldn't just dismiss it because it's an SUV.

SidecarFlip wrote:Probably not without extensive suspension modifications.A multitude of these towed pony clubs with horse trailers all over this nation.

The OP needs to check the driver's door yellow sticker for the actual payload capacity for his Burb.4x4 will have a lower payload capacity. And post the specs for his Burb, to better determine actual towing capacity. That 8400 number sounds like a max amount for a specifically spec'd Burb. Like a 4.10 rear end.

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Tom_Barb
Explorer
Aug 20, 2017
SidecarFlip wrote:
Probably not without extensive suspension modifications.

A multitude of these towed pony clubs with horse trailers all over this nation.
jfkmk
Explorer
Aug 20, 2017
donn0128 wrote:
You need to load up the Suburban like your going on a trip and weigh it. Historically the 1500 Suburban has been right at its limits with just family and stuff on board. Adding 800 or so pounds is only going to make matters worse.
You might be better off trading it for a 2500 pickup, load the Polaris in themtruck bed and buy a nice TT.

A quick search of the Edmunds site shows the 2003 burb has a payload capacity of just over 1600#. Of course that's base 4x4 with no options. The op says it's just the two of them. I agree they should weigh the truck loaded up to see what they have, but I wouldn't just dismiss it because it's an SUV.
donn0128
Explorer II
Aug 20, 2017
You need to load up the Suburban like your going on a trip and weigh it. Historically the 1500 Suburban has been right at its limits with just family and stuff on board. Adding 800 or so pounds is only going to make matters worse.
You might be better off trading it for a 2500 pickup, load the Polaris in themtruck bed and buy a nice TT.
SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Aug 20, 2017
Probably not without extensive suspension modifications.

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