What has 3 rows and can pull 9K?

davehultin wrote:
Kinda sounds like a grade-school riddle, right? We recently purchased a trailer with a GVWR of 7700 pounds, and are looking for our next tow vehicle. (No rush yet, we won't need it until spring.)

We had been thinking pickup, and looked at a really nice extended cab GMS Sierra that could do the job, but my wife is favoring a vehicle with three rows.

Friends of ours use a Toyota Sequoia which has three rows for seating and is rated for 9000 pounds. That would work well for us, but there aren't any (used) in our market. Any other vehicles like that I could search for?

I tow at max with a 2010 Sequoia. A Grand Design 2800BH specifically.

My 2010 is rated for 9200lbs but payload is 1230lbs and the rear springs are WEAK.

Today, there is no SUV that will tow 9000+ lbs, not even the Sequoia. Under the new SAE towing standard is now rated for only 7200lbs.

Even more importantly...you need LT tires and I highly recommend the Hensley or Propride hitch. I will tell you straight up, I could not tow this long trailer without the Hensley hitch.


Anyway, dont sweat the 7700 GWRW of the trailer yet. First load it up and go weigh it. Then see where you're at. If your 7500lbs loaded, then you have reason to sweat!

And if yo really want 3 rows and heavy duty towing ability beyond an SUV found today, then you have only one option. A large VAN.