tow rating
#1
tow rating
Hello. Thinking about getting an H2 and wondering if anybody can help me here. The 2003 has a tow rating of 7000lbs then from 2004 - 2007 the tow rating dropped to 6700 lbs any ideas? I tow a tt which is max 6000lbs but I like a little headroom. Thanks. Gary
#2
RE: tow rating
dude, some of us are old and can't read the tiny font. as for towing, it is what it is, and the H2 isn't the best tow vehicle made. it's a brick, towing a brick. i tow a 26' camper, and it does ok with that, running around 5500 lbs with all our crap in it. but mileage sucks and i keep one eye on the road and one on the temp in the summertime. it works for me, but if headroom is what you're looking for, this ain't it.
#6
RE: tow rating
MAYBE BECAUSE THEY REALIZED THEIR MISTAKE SINCE REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU'VE HEARD, THE H2 IS NOT THE BEST TOW VEHICLE IN THE WORLD. IF YOU WANNA TOW, GET A DIESEL EXPEDITION - 14000 LB TOW CAPACITY.
sorry 'bout the font . . . . . .
sorry 'bout the font . . . . . .
#7
RE: tow rating
wow! guess I pissed him off....well cancel me out of this forum. no need to be rude, we're all just looking for information and the users are usually the best place.
Sorry to have bothered you with my question and font problem......I'll call HUMMER next time.
Sorry to have bothered you with my question and font problem......I'll call HUMMER next time.
#8
RE: tow rating
ORIGINAL: mitchgoo
wow! guess I pissed him off....well cancel me out of this forum. no need to be rude, we're all just looking for information and the users are usually the best place.
Sorry to have bothered you with my question and font problem......I'll call HUMMER next time.
wow! guess I pissed him off....well cancel me out of this forum. no need to be rude, we're all just looking for information and the users are usually the best place.
Sorry to have bothered you with my question and font problem......I'll call HUMMER next time.
There are many reasons as to why you would see a 300lb drop, probably to do with safe ratings, probably a lot of reports of overheating or brake heating... so they dropped it. It should still be able to pull the same as there aren’t really any changes for those years. If you get a 2008, it has a new engine and some new odds and ends, you can tow much more. Other people on this thread posted thier capacities using thier H2's, this should give you a good indication of what your actual capacity is.
Just like the irritated poster said, it's a Hummer thing, they aren't meant to tow very heavy stuff. You can still tow your weight but it's not going to be the hauling machine that you would expect. A proper trailer with proper weight distribution and trailer assisted brakes should be more than towable behind your H2.
Hummer will tell you the same thing.
#10
RE: tow rating
ockie, thanks for the info
shortbus, sorry I didn't mean to be out of line. I drove an 03 and fell in love with the truck and want nothing more then to get one.....maybe I'll need to get an 08 with the larger tow rating.
thanks to all for the input.
shortbus, sorry I didn't mean to be out of line. I drove an 03 and fell in love with the truck and want nothing more then to get one.....maybe I'll need to get an 08 with the larger tow rating.
thanks to all for the input.