Towing requirements
My camper trailer is 3500 Lbs. I am looking for a SUV that will tow it.Should I have a SUV that can handle a higher amount than that like 5000? Or am I safe getting a vehicle that just tows that amoun...
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camperdave wrote:
I have a hard time believing that a Sorento will pull 5k with any adequacy. My trailer weighs 5k, with a 650 pound tounge. I've moved it a few times with my Nissan Fronier, I thought that thing was going to hit the ground lol.
Anyway, maybe a 5k boat with 8% tounge weight and no frontal area. But I don't believe a 5k TT will be acceptable.
But I'm old and like steel frames and V8's.
Btw, what kind of mileage will a V6 Sorento get? I bet it's not much better than a larger SUV (or, god forbid, a nice full size van :B )
To answer your very original question, a tow vehicle with a higher tow rating will tow better and handle better than a tow vehicle with a lower tow rating while towing the same trailer, even if that trailer is at/below both tow vehicles ratings.
Yes you must be old because I have said a few times that my TT is only 3500 Lbs. Let me repeat that while I got your attention: 3500 lbs is my TT.
I have the TT in mind and will get that next year and I hope to get from the seller of the TW or the Sorento that again tows 5000 Lbs, that it will be able to tow that lesser poundage TT with or without a WDH. I like the idea of a WDH and I hope I can find someone that can install it. I hope that this vehicle will be able to fit this hitch on the rear end too.
Ok, sorry to be rude but I am tired of telling people how much my vehicle is rated for towing and what my TT will weigh.
