Hitch weight
We are graduating from a popup to a HTT. We have narrowed it down to just a couple that we like. Their length and weight are essentially the same, but the hitch weight is significantly different.......
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mnmbeck wrote:
OK....this is good information, although a little foreign to me! Our Suburban is a 2007, don't know the rest of the info.
o.k., this helps.
i have an '07 Avalanche, which is the same vehicle as the Burb, except it has a truck bed instead of the rear seats(and of course the shorter roof).
my Avy has the factory tow package, 4 speed trans and 3.73 rear end ratio.
its max towing capacity is 7200lbs.
its max payload is 1357lbs.
the Burb's payload sticker is inside the driver's door jamb.
the absolute max i would tow with it would be a trailer that weighed 6200lbs. LOADED. and that's with only two people in the Avy.
by the way, IF your Burb has the factory tow package, you have to splice the brake controller wires into the Burb's controller wiring bundle that's under the dash. and there's a special fuse under the hood that has to be activated for the controller to work.
this is what i found on a 2007 Tahoe/Burb brochure:
1500 SUBURBAN
GVWR/ Max Payload/ Max Trailer Weight
2WD- 7200/ 1587/ 8100
4x4- 7400/ 1655/ 8000
extra equipment will lower the Max Payload number.
the factory HD tow package should have been standard.
