A little help from the PU crowd please
After 8 great years and 210K miles its time to retire the 2003 Yukon XL 8.1/4:10. I just acquired a 38' bumper tow that weighs about 9500 empty, with a hitch weight of they say 1100 lbs, but it feels ...
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PopBeavers wrote:
My son is towing a similar sized trailer. Maybe a bit smaller/lighter.
He started out towing with a Toyota Highlander. It worked, but struggled on long steep grades.
Last year I gave him my 2oo8 GMC crew cab, long bed, 4x4 gasser. It does much better, but he is jealous of my diesel.
This is not to say that I recommend the diesel. There is a lot of extra cost to step up from gas to diesel. Only you can justify that incremental cost of purchase and maintenance.
I assume you meant a Tundra as there's NO way he was pulling a TT anywhere near that size with Highlander. The hitch weight alone could not be supported by a vehicle that small.
And OP, FWIW, I pull a 34' TT with a 3/4 ton gasser. But it would appear you are about 1,500 pounds heavier than me, but I still wouldn't hesitate pulling it with a gasser.
