Anyone with experience towing with a Suburban
Hi, I’d like to hear from people who have experience towing a larger travel trailer with a Suburban. I have a Suburban 1500 5.3L. I want to buy the largest travel trailer my suburban can safely tow. ...
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Tvov wrote:EMD_DRIVER wrote:
I don't want to discourage you, but I want to show you what happened to a friend of mine. He was towing a 29' Sunline and I believe he said it weighed-in at about 7,200lbs. He had just crested a hill and the trailer started to sway. As he was reaching for the brake controller, the whole rig flipped. The trailer landed on it's side and the Suburban landed on it's roof. Please base your purchase on the trailer's maximum GVWR and forget about it's unloaded weight. Most people end up carrying a lot of "Stuff" and the weight adds up very quickly....
I think you are showing an extreme example. Something happened going over the hill... speed change, wind gust, vehicles passing. That could have happened with an F250 or other tow setup depending on the circumstances.
I agree with this post and others like it. We have no idea what caused this accident. Very likely has nothing to do with the Suburban as a tow vehicle.
