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Re: [RC] Towing with an SUV - Mary Ann SpencerI towed up to 4 horses in a 4 horse stock trailer with my F150 supercab 4x4 with a 5.4 liter gas engine. Put a camper cover over the 6 ft bed and used a cot(sometimes 2) for sleeping, putting 'stuff' under the cot and a self inflating mattress over the cot. I think the mileage has improved now though. Got 15-17 hwy, 14 in town, 12 towing. It now has 170,000 miles on it and towing gives 10, town is 12, hwy is 15.Getting less than a 5.4 liter equivalent you will be underpowered and u will wear out the engine faster, as well as being underpowered to get out of a tight situation when towing. I would not tow more than a 2 horse with any of the SUVs. There are also some horse trailers designed to be towed with small vehicles. But they are COSTLY, like 8,000 for a 2 horse. I have moved up to a diesel crew cab with 8ft bed but have also bought, used lqtrs 2 horse trailer. If the weather would get better could get out but the ^&*( rain has been awful. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Fleet" <jlthompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: [RC] Towing with an SUV Hi all, Hubby and I are looking for a new "car" and I finally have the opportunity to get something that I can actually use to get myself to rides and stop being a mooch. :) Also, since I recently moved to FL, I realize I need my own rig in case of hurricane evacuation. Eeek! The catch is, it has to be an SUV, not a pickup - for various reasons. One of which, is that I'd like to sleep in it at rides. Other reasons are that my husband would also use it for work sometimes when he needs extra seating, I would like to be able to have my dog in the car safely (not in the bed of a truck). The list goes on. I was wondering if anybody here tows successfully (and safely) with any of the following: Chevy Tahoe, Ford Expedition, Cadillac Escalade (hubby's pick, not mine), or a Toyota Sequoia (my favorite, looks-wise). I don't want something as big as a Suburban, as this will also have to do double duty as my regular car. I plan on towing nothing larger than a two or three-horse steel stock-type trailer, with one or two horses. The third slot will be for hay, and other stuff needed to camp. We would, of course, get the best tow package possible on any of the SUVs I mentioned. I'm just wondering how they stack up in terms of towing safety, reliability, comfort, and convenience (for instance, someone told the seats in the Sequoia don't fold flat - that will make it hard to sleep in the back, and to haul stuff in the back that need a flat cargo space). Thanks for any recommendations....and I'm sure I'll hear the usual "you need at least an F250" but I can't go there. :( Jennifer =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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