Has anybody towed their S/RS/6/7?

[DGVR6]

Title is pretty self explanatory .. anyone with experience towing this heavy pig on a car carrier?

What SUV/Pickup, tow rating, etc etc.

When adding up tow rating and carrier comes out to roughly 6500lb, I'll get more accurate as I start searching for vehicles (so far looking at a Yukon Denali/Navigator/Escalade, all high tow ratings and uhaul carrier), but any help would be great.

[brad281]

I'd go with an F250 or equivalent, with trailer brakes to be safe.

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[marty was here]

tongue weight is 100% the most important thing if you are looking to tow with an SUV. Trailer brakes, sway control, weight distribution hitch etc are mandatory behind an SUV imho.

remember that your tongue weight is part of your payload also, thats probably the #1 first timer mistake.

[DGVR6]

tongue weight is 100% the most important thing if you are looking to tow with an SUV. Trailer brakes, sway control, weight distribution hitch etc are mandatory behind an SUV imho.

remember that your tongue weight is part of your payload also, thats probably the #1 first timer mistake.

Ive towed with a dolly but this will be my first time towing with a carrier, even though I have a CDL and I have experience driving heavy vehicles, it's not a class A. So with that said this will be my first time adjusting weight accordantly. Most likely will have passengers and tools, I'm reading 9-15% is the recommended.

Can you elaborate? From my understanding is the the towing vehicle must be equal or exceed towing load. Am I to compensate by adding more load to vehicle besides passengers to achieve desired tongue weight? Or is payload weight direct to tongue? I'm not sure if the uhauls carrier has a weight distribution hitch. Forgive me if none of that even made sense lmao [>_<]. My main concern is making sure it is done safely and in control at all times.

[marty was here]

Ive towed with a dolly but this will be my first time towing with a carrier, even though I have a CDL and I have experience driving heavy vehicles, it's not a class A. So with that said this will be my first time adjusting weight accordantly. Most likely will have passengers and tools, I'm reading 9-15% is the recommended.

Can you elaborate? From my understanding is the the towing vehicle must be equal or exceed towing load. Am I to compensate by adding more load to vehicle besides passengers to achieve desired tongue weight? Or is payload weight direct to tongue? I'm not sure if the uhauls carrier has a weight distribution hitch. Forgive me if none of that even made sense lmao [>_<]. My main concern is making sure it is done safely and in control at all times.

Payload is everything inside of the vehicle, thats passenger and whatever other cargo you have, plus the weight applied to the hitch (aka the tongue weight).

you mentioned a Yukon Denali above, which i have a pit of experience towing with

Payload is 1530.
Your car + trailer estimate = 6500lbs
10% of that if positioned out correctly is tongue weight so 650

that means,
1530
- 650
880lbs

out of the 880lbs is your body weight, luggage, etc. so lets say you weight 200lbs and have 50lbs of luggage you are down now to 430lbs of payload left.

Uhauls don't have trailer sway control or weight distribution hitches etc because its an open trailer and you shouldn't be above 55mph.

anyway, good luck, if you aren't squatting like the picture below, you should be fine, just stay slow and you'll get there.

http://www.ramforum.com/attachments/f119/40037d1416767961-help_rear_end_squatting_load-uploadfromtaptalk1416767954082.jpg

also, if you are, a drop hitch could help you in this situation

[DGVR6]

Payload is everything inside of the vehicle, thats passenger and whatever other cargo you have, plus the weight applied to the hitch (aka the tongue weight).

you mentioned a Yukon Denali above, which i have a pit of experience towing with

Payload is 1530.
Your car + trailer estimate = 6500lbs
10% of that if positioned out correctly is tongue weight so 650

that means,
1530
- 650
880lbs

out of the 880lbs is your body weight, luggage, etc. so lets say you weight 200lbs and have 50lbs of luggage you are down now to 430lbs of payload left.

Uhauls don't have trailer sway control or weight distribution hitches etc because its an open trailer and you shouldn't be above 55mph.

anyway, good luck, if you aren't squatting like the picture below, you should be fine, just stay slow and you'll get there.

http://www.ramforum.com/attachments/f119/40037d1416767961-help_rear_end_squatting_load-uploadfromtaptalk1416767954082.jpg

also, if you are, a drop hitch could help you in this situation

Makes sense.. that's actually really helpful. Thanks !


I'd go with an F250 or equivalent, with trailer brakes to be safe.

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I would, but don't have access to it. Also need good seating.

I believe the Yukon has trailer brakes if marty can confirm.
Added a Tahoe and Range Rover to the bunch, I might just stick with the Tahoe or Yukon though.

[marty was here]

Makes sense.. that's actually really helpful. Thanks !



I would, but don't have access to it. Also need good seating.

I believe the Yukon has trailer brakes if marty can confirm.
Added a Tahoe and Range Rover to the bunch, I might just stick with the Tahoe or Yukon though.

range rover is going to be a disaster for a bunch of reasons, i seriously do not believe it has enough payload for that, specifically the hitch if you don't have a 1 7/8" ball hitch or a 2" ball hitch.

the yukon probably has trailer brake control but i do not think that the u haul trailer does. I'm 90% sure that its a "surge brake" system, but you should double check.

also bring your own straps, strong recommended especially as big of a hook as you can

[DGVR6]

Yep you're spot on with uhaul trailer using a surge brake system.
Will do on the straps [up]

[marty was here]

Yep you're spot on with uhaul trailer using a surge brake system.
Will do on the straps [up]

no problem.

Just remember that without sway control you shouldn't be running fast, stick to the limit. you don't want to be in a sudden cross wind situation with the u haul trailer, you will have a shit your pants moment.

[low-profile]

Good information above. I've towed quite a few cars with my open trailer. I would have offered it to you had I not sold it this summer. Anyway, of all the uhaul trailers that I've seen, they all use a 2" ball. That limits total trailer load to 6000 lbs iirc. So, trailered vehicle weight of 4500 is the limit, assuming 1500 lb trailer. Of most importance is getting the correct receiver height, call them to verify ball height.
As for tow vehicle, if you have the option, go with a diesel.


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[DGVR6]

Thanks guys keep the info/tips rolling in.

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