Thread: Towing Capacity
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Old 05-27-2006, 06:12 PM   #2
Steve Heywood
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Originally Posted by hwpeddie
We have a SUV with the trailer pkg including oil cooler that is rated for 4500#. If we add an Equalizer Hitch, can we safely pull a 19' Safari Bambi rated at 4500 GVW?
Maybe!!

Depends on the SUV and whether the manufacturer is optomistic or realistic about thier tow ratings. Since you live in AZ that means HOT weather and lots of climbing. I nearly fried my 89 Jeep Cherokee headed north on I-17 while towing a 2,000 lb utility trailer in August. On the otherhand my F250 will drag my 30' Excella up any hill in the western US regardless of temperature without a wimper.
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