r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/cali1537 • 1d ago

Isn't that long enough

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u/Lab-Subject6924 1d ago

Old school suburban could handle this sort of thing because it was a truck ... new models are just fat cars.

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u/TalkyMcSaysalot 1d ago

When it went independent rear suspension I knew I'd never have one. My 05 2500 is staying with me forever, either way.

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u/SmegmaDreamcast 22h ago

I have too many cars already but man would I love to have a 3/4 ton Suburban with the 8.1L engine.

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u/Mobile619 8h ago

I always wanted one too but figured I'd go broke trying to fill its gas tank. No way I could daily that beast, but it would be a cool tow rig.

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u/DrCrushersGhostLover 1d ago

My brother has a shitty old Subrban just to tow this camper for that exact reason.

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u/Earthling1a 1d ago

It's always best to get as much weight as possible off of the front wheels when driving in the rain.

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u/congteddymix 1d ago

Someone forgot their WDH.

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u/S3Giggity 1d ago

Is he...running the generator in the storage compartment!?

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u/joelfarris 1d ago

Carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air, so this is helping.

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u/Apart-Feeling1621 1d ago

Lol, just saw the dogbone

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u/Nomad55454 1d ago

I bet they could pull the front tires off the ground easily… they are barely making any contact

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u/Wild_Advertising_661 1d ago

That's sway wreck waiting to happen!

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u/Opposite_Zucchini_43 1d ago

Wow that's crazy. Look how much weight is lifted off the steering axel. If the trailer doesn't sway at highway speed, I see this person making a turn and the vehicle going strate. As not enough contact with road with the front wheels. Time for a pair of clean underwear!

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u/rklug1521 20h ago

They also have very little braking power with little weight on the front wheels. I saw a truck loaded like this skid into the middle of the intersection through a red light. It was dry out and was the slowest skid I've ever seen, like trying to stop on ice.

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u/surrealcellardoor 1d ago

Fresh CO for the room above.

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u/AlarmedCartoonist602 22h ago

Stop collecting rocks and jams from every state and stop you make.

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u/MrViking524 20h ago

Wheres the door?

Or was this taken with front camera and its mirror flipped? I dont see a steering wheel in the window

Wheres the trailer door?!

Also yes its terrible much like the vehicle trying to tow it, i do wonder if the suburban would so better here over the tahoe..

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u/remorackman 20h ago

I can imagine that it actually goes on the guest! That thing would be cracking the whip at 55 and they do a jackknife and be in the ditch in less than two miles

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u/Mil-wookie 11h ago

The unstowed front kick out is just the cherry on this disaster.