2001 yukon xl
How hard on this old of a vehicle will it be to pull a TT of weights within the limit of the vehicle? It has 108000 miles on it as of now and well maintained. Rated at 8000lbs and would stay in the 64...
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Itchn2go wrote:Don't forget that 8000# tow rating (if that is the real number) is for an empty truck with a 150# driver.
It's a 5.3 with a 3.73 and a HD towing package.
Called GM told me it had a 8000 lb capacity but for safety reasons would like to
Keep the TT to 5500?? Lbs and about 1000 load for a total of about 6500lbs to tow or maybe a little more but not 7000. Just don't want to strain the ole buggy.
More than that in the truck has to be subtracted from the tow rating.
That is why others are suggesting 7000# as a reasonable max for a loaded trailer.
THEN you have to figure out how you fit with the vehicle's payload rating - everything in the truck (including the driver) plus the hitch plus the trailer tongue weight should be below that payload rating number.
OR, you load the truck as if you were heading out camping and get it weighed. Subtract that weight from your GVWR (door label number) and what you have left is the allowable hitch plus tongue weight.
