Hummer h3 towing
No, you cannot tow that trailer. The unladen (empty) weight is 4985# (not your claimed 4300#), and your H3 is only rated to tow 4500# (IF you have the automatic). Additionally, I believe your hitch is only rated for 500# tongue weight; also less than the unladen tongue weight of that trailer. Oh, and one final point; I have been RVing for 40 years now; I have yet to see an RV/camping trailer that doesn't actually weigh significantly more than the listed unladen weight, which does NOT include dealer installed options, fluids, gear, food, etc.
The UVW (4,985#) plus the CCC (1,563#) equals the trailer's GVWR (6,548#), which is it's max loaded weight. Now, you may not load it to it's max, but you WILL likely add at least 500-700# for water, food, dishes, bedding, clothing, camping gear, etc. That puts you between 5,000-6,000#. Now, I know, some here will say that you CAN tow that trailer, or that they regularly tow that much weight (or more). So yes, you can tow it...slowly on grades. Yes, you can probably stop it (with sufficient trailer brakes). However, in an emergency maneuver, that weight will yank your H3 right off the road. So, I'm simply saying that according to the numbers, you can't. If you want to tow safely, you can't.
The UVW (4,985#) plus the CCC (1,563#) equals the trailer's GVWR (6,548#), which is it's max loaded weight. Now, you may not load it to it's max, but you WILL likely add at least 500-700# for water, food, dishes, bedding, clothing, camping gear, etc. That puts you between 5,000-6,000#. Now, I know, some here will say that you CAN tow that trailer, or that they regularly tow that much weight (or more). So yes, you can tow it...slowly on grades. Yes, you can probably stop it (with sufficient trailer brakes). However, in an emergency maneuver, that weight will yank your H3 right off the road. So, I'm simply saying that according to the numbers, you can't. If you want to tow safely, you can't.
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