3,500 max tow capacity.
In our pursuit of fine tuning our snowbird lifestyle we're getting down to a tow vehicle. DW has her heart set on a SUV that can tow 3,500 lbs max. All we need is a TT for 2-4 (max) weeks down sou...
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John&Joey wrote:
For all of the input to this point. THANK YOU. It saves me a lot of time in researching.
The post that RockHill made on SUV's was pretty much my gut feeling on what would happen. At this point I'm attempting to decide if we even have the option of a small TT with the Highlander.
Well, the option certainly exists.
If you are referring to the comments on short wheel base TV's, yes this is something to be aware of and concerned about. Of course longer wheelbase's are always better than short. However, this generally is felt with longer trailers and its most often related to lateral stability, which comes down to soft touring tires not made for higher loads…"squirming".
While my tail wag was not severe towing the travel trailer, I did know right away I needed to make a change. I upgrading to very stiff sidewall tires that do not squirm at all and this ELIMINTED the issue. High winds, semi's, overpass/underpass abrupt wind changes...the TV is VERY solid and stable.
Now, that’s my experience with a 23' trailer and a 109" wheel base, and that’s on the extreme end of all things. Others towing with the mid-size SUV's (including the Highlander) have not experience the tail wag dog issue, as most are pulling 20' or less travel trailers without issue.
Good luck in finding the right combo for you and the wife.
