Biggest unit you know of under 3,500 pounds ???

Thinking about it ... I will add wind and weather to my dislike for such a light truck. I've towed for several hundred thousand mile and really weather can be more than a curse for a light TV.
I've always said you can pull a 5er with a VW beetle but it isn't a good idea.

What Bert said, there are plenty of trailers that the Ridgeline will tow. The payload capacity is higher than some halftons and it has more power than most did a decade or two ago and we still did fine.

Some of you folks need to retire from the weight police. OP, tell your friend to join and then talk to some of the folks at the Ridgeline owners forum, folks who have actually owned one, and towed trailers with one. They make plenty of trailers that a Ridgeline is capable of towing, as opposed to running out and trading it in on an F450.

how much will he lose when trading in for a proper tow vehicle?

rjstractor wrote:
The Ridgeline should be a good match for a trailer in the under 3500 lb GVWR.

The Ridgeline with an extra 280 hp should not break a sweat at all towing 3500 lbs.

As anyone who tows any full height trailer knows successful towing is not just about weight but also wind resistance which is significant at highway speeds. Most towing even small travel trailers would want to use weight distribution as well so one question is whether Honda approves of the use of WD for towing. Third, the primary limitation in almost all towing situations is the TV's payload capacity, or more correctly lack thereof. Having towed several full height trailers, including a 19' travel trailer which averaged ~ 4500 lbs loaded & ready to camp, with my 2012 Silverado 5.3L payload capacity was still easy to exceed.

tomman58 wrote:
A small truck is not the answer at all. Even if it can pull it just think about the engine at full power on a hill and close to that on a highway secondly think of stopping this trailer and lastly think about a blow out . Bottom line you need more truck.

The Ridgeline should be a good match for a trailer in the under 3500 lb GVWR. Stopping the trailer and a "blow out" are no more a concern for this combo than any other, including a big diesel pickup towing a 11K travel trailer. The trailer brakes stop the trailer, and a tire failure can affect any combination adversely. As far as power, I used to pull a 21' hybrid with a 160 hp Ford Aerostar, and it would pull passes at 50 and cruise easily at 65. The Ridgeline with an extra 280 hp should not break a sweat at all towing 3500 lbs.

Biggest unit you know of under 3,500 pounds...

My ex wife of course.....:E

stevemorris wrote:
sorry, but i have to ask!
why would somebody who wants to go rv'ing buy a honda ridgeline? and then start looking at the biggest thing it can tow?

Find the trailer first, then look at vehicles big enough to tow what you want in a trailer

AHH, again someone has save me from being the 1st Devils advocate, but steve is right,your friend went about this backwards, although they aren't the first to do it.

A small truck is not the answer at all. Even if it can pull it just think about the engine at full power on a hill and close to that on a highway secondly think of stopping this trailer and lastly think about a blow out . Bottom line you need more truck.

Check out the Casita Fiberglass trailers 16' or 17' Dry weight on the 17' is 2480 lbs