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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nolra wrote:Terryallan wrote:Lowsuv wrote:
the best tow vehicle is a late model diesel 2500 from any of the 3 majors .
the reason is that 9200# gvw towing a 7500 # gvw trailer is better than 7500# towing 9200#.
many on this forum think that 7500# gvw towing a 9200# gvw trailer is fine.
with a 2500 diesel you get the LARGE disc brakes , high 2500# plus rear axle payload, and a significantly stronger drivetrain such as an allison transmission .
with a diesel because the engine weighs 400# more than a gasser you get more weight on the steering axle which reduces sway.
you further reduce sway by loading a heavier tongue weight on your trailer.
a higher percentage of weight behind your trailer axle increases sway.
spend the money to buy a 2500 pickup instead of a fancy 1500 .
leather seats , a moonroof , and nav system are nice but do not add to greater braking and handling .
Tad bit over kill for a 4000lb trailer isn't it. Sort of like killing a fly with a shotgun.
No not really..
But if I had to have an SUV it would be a big one. I've never had an issue or seen a complaint about too much tow vehicle but I've seen pages of complaints from people with "adequate" tow vehicles.
If cost was no object, I'd have a new diesel grand cherokee to tow my Casita. Money is an issue so I'll keep using my old 4 door diesel PU.
Yeah... it is.
And to be totally honest. Going by the logic of many on this forum, Who believe, Yes a Ranger will tow it but a 2500 diesel will tow it better, and of course it will. But why stop there. After all a 2500 diesel can't compare with say, a Kenworth road tractor. If bigger is always better? Why stop at a little toy 2500 diesel, why not go ahead and get a REAL truck.
As for me. I'll contimue to size the truck to meet the needs of the TT I tow. So a 2500 diesel IS waaaaay over kill for a 19', -4000lb TT. I'd look for a Expedition, or Tahoe. Prolly a Tahoe, as the new Expes are front wheel drive. But then I like rear wheel drive TVs. The Expe, and Traverse both have a 5000lb tow capacity. Prolly enough for such a lite trailer.
