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jimx200
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Apr 23, 2019

Suggestions on what vehicle to pull 18-20' trailer?

We just sold our older Class C and looking at used trailers from 16-20' and now want to shop for either a PU or SUV type tow vehicle. We spotted a used 2007 Forest River 19' trailer, dual axle, (Salem...
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TurnThePage
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Apr 23, 2019
I'll chime in and say that you should try to keep your total trailer weight closer to 6000 lbs, then pick your truck or SUV. Get the newest one with the biggest engine offered. I would try to stay closer to 2010 than 2005. A fair amount of improvement happened over that time for just about all half tons, truck or SUV. With a properly set up weight distributing hitch, even the lighter SUVs (Durango) should have no problem.

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