Can we pull a TT with our ‘20 Suburban
We recently bought a 2020 Z71 Chevy Suburban. We know that the towing capacity for our car is 8000lbs, but we don’t want to meet that capacity because we don’t want something like... the transmission ...
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Cargo capacity and tow capacity are advertising numbers. No applicability.
1). Get Cat Scale phone app. Empty vehicle of all but that whichbis permannt during your ownership.
2). At truck stop, fill tank. Driver only, cross scale. Park, go inside to get Scale ticket.
3). Take pics of Scale tkt and DOOR sticker showing axle capacity.
4). The difference between the TARE axle weights and the limits tells how much “capacity” is afforded.
5). The use of a WD hitch is to “equalize” the TW across the three axle [sets].
6). At or a little above 70% of the TW will be on the TV after WD properly set. The balance to the TT axles.
7). On the TV, the TW will have — ideally 10% — a slight bias to the Drive Axle (or is even FF/RR).
A 1,000-lb is the province of cars and medium SUVs. It’s no challenge.
Trailer loaded for camping ( with max propane + fresh water), and TV loaded for camping plus all passengers, one uses the scale to have the Steer Axle weight the sane whether hitched or unhitched.
Trailer weight isn’t ever the problem. Today’s vehicles are grossly overpowered compared to forty or fifty years ago. BOF or unit body makes no difference.
90% plus can’t get the hitch rigging correct. And believe ad copy.
Steering control is what matters. Brakes are second. Throttle is next to meaningless.
Done right your rig will stop faster than when unhitched (same TV load). Steering comes down to how good or bad the TV design (4WD solid axle pickup worst).
Upgrading trailer to Dexter TorFlex or MOR/Ryde IS should be a mandatory first step. With antilock disc trailer brakes [TUSON Corp].
The leading cause of accidents is winds. Driver overreacting. High COG TV just makes it MORE likely, not less. The long-wheelbase pickup leads the group for rollovers.
Trailer SHAPE is what matters. None of these TTs are any burden as to weight. It’s their stability (suspension & aero) that is important. 5k or 10k. Not much difference with a good design.
But a square box on leaf springs is just a problem waiting to happen (slide outs make it worse). . A heavier TV won’t help. Length, not weight, is what traps winds (sail area = push).
1). Get Cat Scale phone app. Empty vehicle of all but that whichbis permannt during your ownership.
2). At truck stop, fill tank. Driver only, cross scale. Park, go inside to get Scale ticket.
3). Take pics of Scale tkt and DOOR sticker showing axle capacity.
4). The difference between the TARE axle weights and the limits tells how much “capacity” is afforded.
5). The use of a WD hitch is to “equalize” the TW across the three axle [sets].
6). At or a little above 70% of the TW will be on the TV after WD properly set. The balance to the TT axles.
7). On the TV, the TW will have — ideally 10% — a slight bias to the Drive Axle (or is even FF/RR).
A 1,000-lb is the province of cars and medium SUVs. It’s no challenge.
Trailer loaded for camping ( with max propane + fresh water), and TV loaded for camping plus all passengers, one uses the scale to have the Steer Axle weight the sane whether hitched or unhitched.
Trailer weight isn’t ever the problem. Today’s vehicles are grossly overpowered compared to forty or fifty years ago. BOF or unit body makes no difference.
90% plus can’t get the hitch rigging correct. And believe ad copy.
Steering control is what matters. Brakes are second. Throttle is next to meaningless.
Done right your rig will stop faster than when unhitched (same TV load). Steering comes down to how good or bad the TV design (4WD solid axle pickup worst).
Upgrading trailer to Dexter TorFlex or MOR/Ryde IS should be a mandatory first step. With antilock disc trailer brakes [TUSON Corp].
The leading cause of accidents is winds. Driver overreacting. High COG TV just makes it MORE likely, not less. The long-wheelbase pickup leads the group for rollovers.
Trailer SHAPE is what matters. None of these TTs are any burden as to weight. It’s their stability (suspension & aero) that is important. 5k or 10k. Not much difference with a good design.
But a square box on leaf springs is just a problem waiting to happen (slide outs make it worse). . A heavier TV won’t help. Length, not weight, is what traps winds (sail area = push).
