Best SUV to pull a 19' Sportsman trailer
Help...We just purchased a trailer for the first time..What SUV would be the best purchase to pull our 19' Sportsman trailer over the mountains in BC and would kicking horse pass be ideal for us. Our ...
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There are several SUV's capable of pulling that trailer. You want one that doesn't have to work hard, to get the job done, get one of the larger 1/2 ton SUV's with a V8 engine.
I pulled a 20 foot TT, with a Nissan Titan. Didn't need weight distribution hitch and, except for rear view being blocked, I hardly noticed the trailer was there. Nissan's Armada is built on same frame with same engine as the Titan.
I'm sure Ford and Chevy have a few models and Toyota has the Sequoia.
Find out what the gross weight (not dry weight) of the trailer is. Then shop for an SUV that is rated to tow about 20-30 percent more than gorss weight of the trailer.
Example: if trailer gross is 5000 lbs, then look for something rated to tow 6 - 7000 lbs. Some of the smaller SUV's would fit in this catagory.
I wrote reply before you posted your weight numbers. Your gross weight is probably less than 4000 lbs.
If you look for something rated to tow 6500 - 7000 lbs, you should be fine. Any more power and tow capacity, is room for a bigger trailer.
I pulled a 20 foot TT, with a Nissan Titan. Didn't need weight distribution hitch and, except for rear view being blocked, I hardly noticed the trailer was there. Nissan's Armada is built on same frame with same engine as the Titan.
I'm sure Ford and Chevy have a few models and Toyota has the Sequoia.
Find out what the gross weight (not dry weight) of the trailer is. Then shop for an SUV that is rated to tow about 20-30 percent more than gorss weight of the trailer.
Example: if trailer gross is 5000 lbs, then look for something rated to tow 6 - 7000 lbs. Some of the smaller SUV's would fit in this catagory.
I wrote reply before you posted your weight numbers. Your gross weight is probably less than 4000 lbs.
If you look for something rated to tow 6500 - 7000 lbs, you should be fine. Any more power and tow capacity, is room for a bigger trailer.
