SUV for towing trailer
Ok I am in the market to buy a used SUV to pull our 26' bunkhouse. Says it weighs 6082 lbs. Now i am shopping older GMs withe the 8.1, an older Ford excursion with the Turbo diesel V-8 and also a new ...
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Realized your suburban is a 2500.
deeperblue wrote:
Is your suburban 1500 version or 2500 version? From your post it sounds like 1500 version?
If that's the case, it is way over its GVWR, right? Suburban 1500 GVWR is at around 7500 lb, your measured actual GVW is 8600 lb.intheburbs wrote:
Excursions with the Powerstroke command a premium that, IMHO, is not worth it.
The 2003-2006 Suburban 2500s were absolute beasts - huge payload and huge towing - but the 8.1 models are hard to find, and tend to be a bit pricey relative to blue book price. This is probably your best choice.
The 2007-2013 Suburban is great, but it's hamstrung by the weak receiver, and relatively low GCWR. My receiver is rated at 500dw/1000wd lbs of tongue weight, And with a curb weight of 6500 lbs, that 14,000-lb GCWR looks pretty small.
Now, that being said, we took my '08 out to the Grand Canyon and Colorado, including a drive through the Eisenhower Tunnel. Our trailer is ~6500 lbs, and I have a family of 5 which includes three teenagers. My family weighs ~900 lbs.
The Suburban pulls it just fine, and I'm always relaxed behind the wheel. We towed over 5000 miles in two and a half weeks.
You can click the link in my sig to see our rig.
Here's the weigh slip from that trip - note that I'm right at my 8600 GVWR limit, and I'm over on my GCWR:
