General towing guestion - newbie
We plan to buy our first TT in the coming months. It will probably be something in the 8,000 pound (loaded) range. I’m thinking we would like to use a large SUV to tow but from my observations it seem...
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Eight thousand pounds loaded (is that gross vehicle weight rating?) means a tongue weight of up to 1,200 lbs (15% of 8,000 lbs). If you add four people (600 lbs at 150 lbs each) and 200 pounds of "stuff" in the tow vehicle that adds up to 2,000 lbs of payload. These are approximate numbers but given this, and adding in a 10% fudge factor, you need a tow vehicle that has a tow rating of 8,800 lbs and payload of 2,200 lbs as a bare minimum.
A quick look at some of the bigger SUV's I found the 2018 Ford Expedition with max towing packaging (suppose to be one of the best in class for towing) can tow up to 9,000 lbs BUT the maximum tongue weight is only 900 lbs. AND maximum payload is about 1,800 lbs.
Again, these are approximate numbers but unless there is something new for 2019 (or I missed something) I think it's going to be tough to find an SUV that can handle the load especially if you're going to be in hilly country.
A quick look at some of the bigger SUV's I found the 2018 Ford Expedition with max towing packaging (suppose to be one of the best in class for towing) can tow up to 9,000 lbs BUT the maximum tongue weight is only 900 lbs. AND maximum payload is about 1,800 lbs.
Again, these are approximate numbers but unless there is something new for 2019 (or I missed something) I think it's going to be tough to find an SUV that can handle the load especially if you're going to be in hilly country.
