towing with suv???

Terryallan wrote:

bid_time wrote:

Terryallan wrote:
Yep it depends on what New SUV you get as to what TT you can tow. Anything less than an Expedition, or Suburban, and you need to get a popup, 18' max ultra lite. You option expand quickly with the Burb, or Expe.

Really - that's the only two SUV's that can tow anything bigger than a popup? That either had to be tongue in cheek or a low information responder. I'm going with tongue in cheek.

Notice I said anything LESS than. Not the only 2. And I stand by my post. Any thing LESS than a Burb, or Expe, and you need a very small camper.

You can always hookup a Equinox, "new" Explorer or a Traverse to a 6000lb, 25', TT and give it a try. Call me, so I can watch.

Also notice, NONE of those are rated to tow more than 5000lbs. So you will be limited.

I towed my 30 foot trail cruiser with my Acadia, that was before I knew better (only had two camping trips before I realized my mistake)

I'll give the specs here just for the sake of argument, but I would NEVER tow like this again....

Acadia towing rating is 5200lbs, but I didn't realize that the 5200lbs is the total extra weight the Acadia is rated to handle (passengers, cargo, fuel, and trailer total must not exceed 5200lbs )

My trailer was dry weight listed as 4370lbs, but I didn't realize that the actual weight was higher, so once fully loaded it came in at 6006lbs.

The tongue weight rating for my Acadia is 600 lbs weight carrying or weight distributing. I was using Weight Distributing

The GCWR is 10,450 lbs so I was already over 11,000 lbs without my passengers or fuel

No judgement needed, I've been harsh on myself more then anyone else could be....

However, the Acadia pulled, turned, and stopped that trailer without any issue. It was a little harder on hills (engine temp went up higher then normal) but was otherwise okay. It was clearly not a good idea in the trailer had started swaying, was like the tail wagging the dog. It isn't realistic to state that an SUV can not tow a travel trailer. If I had a lighter trailer that was within the specs of my Acadia, it would have been just fine. It handled very well even above the limits.