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SprinklerMan
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Jul 19, 2015

infiniti qx56 as tow vehicle. with a 10K 30 foot trailer

I just went over to look at one of my neighbors new trailer , a 30 ft 10k lb bunkhouse , he got a good deal. So I looked around and asked , What do you tow it with ? He points to his infiniti qx56 . I look at him and ask if he was kidding . He wasnt . He tells me its rated to tow 8000 lbs . And he shows me where it says the trailer is 7900 lbs on the side plate . So I ask him , Are you going to bring clothes ,food , propane or anything in the camper ? You only have 100 lbs left . He has this puzzled look on his face . I showed him that was the empty weight and once he loads it with stuff he will be close to 9500 lbs .

So he tells me its got 400 hp and it doesnt tow " that bad"

I basically told him its a major accident waiting to happen , not if , but when . And when you throw 5 people in the vehicle you are even more overloaded . With that short wheelbase WHEN it starts to wiggle your done , that 30 foot trailer will wag the dog and its over .

14 Replies

  • infiniti qx56



    Dealer said, "No problem."

    If I were you, I'd put in a low ball offer on his house when you see him leaving for a camping trip.
  • Really confuse him...maybe convince him

    Tell him that that magical tow number of 8000# is with a 150# driver and 20# cargo and any passengers, stuff inside vehicle, all the stuff in console/door pockets/under seats etc. has to be subtracted from that magical mfg. marketing number.....and the weight of hitch.

    So that 8000 quickly becomes 7500# or less.......under what that dry weight number is on trailer.
    Then there is the question of tongue weight capabilities.....which is what 350# rating towing a 9000# trailer with a tongue weight of 1000#


    YEP......heck of a deal
  • Maybe just tell him he needs to check with his insurance carrier & verify coverage if an accident should ever take place.

    He's obviously convinced himself that he can tow it, but maybe ????
  • He evidently doesn't believe you. Can you find a couple of YouTube videos or something that might convince him? Sure would hate to read from you that they got hurt.