towing

I would think that a 2500 Suburban should do it. They haven't made them for a few years and will be difficult to find a good one.

A 1500 suburban should be ok with that as long as you aren't heavily loaded in the back.

Ford Expedition rated @ 6K towing

Ty all...anything in a GM? And the ones you suggested won't need the bars?

A 2500 Suburban would do it fine without bars. A 1500 Sub is just too soft and often sag with just a little age. (Probably get flamed for that because the truth sometimes hurts)

Most SUVs big enough will be built on truck frames and sit just as high. Do you raise the tongue once the ball is locked on? You should be able to set the wd bars without there being any tension on them with this method. If you’re not familiar, here is the procedure;
1) drop the coupler on the ball and lock it on
2) raise the tongue of the trailer back up. This will raise the back of your tow vehicle too.
3) snap up the bars. If still difficult, raise the tongue higher and try again.
I could snap up the brackets on my old hitch with my fingers using this method, no tools required.

Do the same to unhitch. Raise the tongue to remove the tension, then undo the bars. Lower the the tongue to release the coupler then raise it again off the ball. You’ll want a power tongue jack as it’s a lot of raising and lowering but the bars should be easy.

ScottG wrote:
A 2500 Suburban would do it fine without bars. A 1500 Sub is just too soft and often sag with just a little age. (Probably get flamed for that because the truth sometimes hurts)

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Bill

Trackrig wrote:

ScottG wrote:
A 2500 Suburban would do it fine without bars. A 1500 Sub is just too soft and often sag with just a little age. (Probably get flamed for that because the truth sometimes hurts)

X2

Bill

Come on now Bill, I had my flame suit on and everything! :B

camp-n-family wrote:
Most SUVs big enough will be built on truck frames and sit just as high. Do you raise the tongue once the ball is locked on? You should be able to set the wd bars without there being any tension on them with this method. If you’re not familiar, here is the procedure;
1) drop the coupler on the ball and lock it on
2) raise the tongue of the trailer back up. This will raise the back of your tow vehicle too.
3) snap up the bars. If still difficult, raise the tongue higher and try again.
I could snap up the brackets on my old hitch with my fingers using this method, no tools required.

Do the same to unhitch. Raise the tongue to remove the tension, then undo the bars. Lower the the tongue to release the coupler then raise it again off the ball. You’ll want a power tongue jack as it’s a lot of raising and lowering but the bars should be easy.

This! Unless you mean you’re not physically able to put them on or take them off your hitch. Let your jack do the work for you,

If you don't have running boards on your tow vehicle maybe installing them would make it easier for you to get in and out of the truck. I believe an Andersen WD hitch would be much easier for you to handle also.