F150 vs. Suburban?
Hi everyone. First post here. We just bought a 2017 Grand Design Imagine 3150BH travel trailer. It's dry weight is approx. 7500lbs. We bought it to pull with my wife's company 2012 Chevy Suburban ...
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smithlaw wrote:
Actually, I now believe I have the 1/2 ton suburban. It has 6 lug nuts, not 8 on each wheel. In the door on the yellow sticker, it says "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed 1402lbs." Is this what y'all are talking about when you say "payload"? Also, when calculating that, If I weight 170lbs, my wife is approx. 140lbs, each of two children are about 32lbs, and a 14lb dog, 2 small suitcases - I think we are ok...?
With all that being said, that reduces my towable weight substantially.
Also, does a 3/4 ton suburban look different than the 1/2? I would imagine it did since the normal trucks do. If so, I don't think I have ever seen one. I am currently looking at the 250's, and 2500's so we have a better TV.
If your travel trailer weighs about 9,000 (wet & ready to camp), assuming a 12% tongue weight, here is where you will be
TW = 1080
WD Hitch = 75
Humans = 375
Dog = 15
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TOTAL = 1545 = OVER....by 143 pounds.
Before loading any other gear in the truck, you are over your payload capacity.
I know, I know, you want to use what you have. But learn from what's being posted here, and know that your SUV is not designed for towing something that large in this configuration.
