What can I tow with my Suburban
Hello all, Very new here to both travel trailers/ towing, and online forums, so please forgive any missteps in advance. I’ve got a 2014 Chevy Suburban LT, 5.3L V8, 4x4, 3.08 axle ratio. Was very di...
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Son of Norway wrote:
I have a half-ton Suburban, and I would not tow a trailer of any significant size with it. You need a bigger truck.
ScottG wrote:
Even UVW of 4200 is too much in my opinion. That's because you will load it up with at least #600 of stuff and water, then there's the #120 hitch, your passengers and any gear in the vehicle.
YOU WILL HATE having an under sized TV.
Sorry for the downer,
Scott
We used to have a half-ton 2001 Suburban. Not sure I agree with these two posts....
Our first trailer (28', 4500 lbs)
Then we had this (28', 5600 lbs)...
Then this (26', 7000 lbs)...
All three of these trailers were dragged around the country - Florida, Virginia, Colorado, Wyoming, etc...
Of all of them, only the last one, the 7,000 lbs trailer was, IMHO, too much. And that's when we upgraded to the 3/4 ton Burb. But none of the trailers had us overweight on payload, GCWR or RAWR. We weighed on a scale every trip.
To the OP, I think a 5000-lb trailer will be fine with your Suburban. As said on other posts, it also depends on what your plans are. Cross-country towing or local runs?
