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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kellem wrote:
Keep it simple......make sure your vehicle can comfortably tow the GVWR of trailer.
It's that easy and by " comfortably " you won't have to pay mind to payload.....unless your a hoarder.
I would suggest that it is trying to oversimplify things in this manner that can really get someone into trouble. You can readily purchase and F150 SuperCrew with a 12,000 pound towing capacity and less than 1,500 pounds of payload. Even keeping the trailer at only 75% of that capacity, you could end up with a 9,000 pound trailer with a 75 pound hitch and over 1,100 pounds in tongue weight. Add just two adults and nothing else and your are already over your payload. Start putting gear in your truck and/or other passengers and you can blow away your payload while still being way below your GCWR.
I'm not one who I would consider a member of the 'weight police,' and have no problem with people deciding to use their truck to the max of its stated capacities. To do so, however, you need to know all of the weights and limits involved! Oversimplifying the calculations is just asking for trouble.
