02-03-2020, 08:20 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Qualicum Beach
Posts: 555
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Originally Posted by JRTJH
Do some more research and contemplation !!!
The ratings you cited are at two different ends of the spectrum.
You cite the MAXIMUM tow capacity for the vehicle model and you cite the MINIMUM weight/tongue load for the trailer...
That's like saying a vehicle has a MPG rating of 18 city/26 highway/25 combined and a 10 gallon tank, so every one of them (regardless of how it's driven or where) will always have a range of 180 miles city/260 miles highway/250 miles combined. So, if I put 9 gallons of gas in the vehicle, I KNOW I can make it to grandma's house without refueling, regardless of any negative impact from rain, snow, winds, traffic or other conditions...
Put simply, attempting to pull a 35'11" (really a 36' trailer) that weighs 8800 pounds with a 12% tongue load (1056 pounds) before you add the 125 pounds for the hitch, is at best "optimistic" and closer to "foolish dreams", especially when hitched to a vehicle with a maximum trailer capacity of 8100 pounds...
Will the Denali have the "power to pull it" ?? Yeap.
Will the Denali have the suspension, tires, axle ratings to carry that much tongue weight along with your family, the cargo you'll have in the vehicle AND pull it in adverse conditions, when you need the most control to prevent injury to your loved ones??? Now that's not an equation where you can use "maximums on one end and minimums on the other and come out equal"....
I won't say it's impossible to make it move forward if hitched together, but towing is much more than forward movement capacity.
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And what about 'frontal area', hardly ever mentioned and generally buried deep in the owners manual.
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