Capacity for Towing with the VehiCross

[ThunderChicken]

I will be towing a Ironhorse trailer with mine.
We have just secured a sponsorship agreement with the Ironhorse Trailer company for the upcoming year to be the "official" trailer of the ThunderChicken Monster Mower.
The trailer will compliment the looks of the VX.

If any of you are in the market for coool looking light weight enclosed trailer you got to check out the Ironhorse trailer. We will have more info on the trailer soon on the ThunderChicken website - www.thethunderchicken.com

[crager34]

Class III Trailer Hitch Receivers Designed for trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles 2" x 2" receiver hitch opening Rated up to 6,000 lbs GTW with 600 lbs TW Allows for more gear to be carried or towed Works with all Class III accessories, such as bike racks, cargo carriers, and tube covers Class I and Class II (1-1/4") hitch accessories can also be used with an adapter Ball mounts are sold separately. Will work with hitch balls with 1" diameter shank
NOTE: Most manufacturers call any hitch with a 2" x 2" opening a Class III hitch. It is not uncommon to see a 2" hitch rated at 3,500 lbs GTW called a Class III hitch Available in square and round tube designs.

http://www.etrailer.com/faq_hitchclasses.aspx

[erland]

I work at an RV dealership. A class 3 hitch rated at 3500lbs will not accept a weight distribution hitch. 5000lbs is definatly to heavy for the VX. The front wheels would be lifted due to the rear weight causing loss of steering control. I would highly advise againt exceeding the 3500lb weight limit brakes on the trailer or not.

[Gussie2000]

I believe isuzu don't recommend towing with the VX because of the TOD system.

To me 5000 lbs is way too much for the VX that weights 3998 lbs,which means you're about to tow 35% more then VX's gross weight.

Why don't you rent a dodge ram,F-250,toyota tundra or similar truck & save your self a headache & the rig from being damage ?

Personally i wouldn't do that sort of towing,just my opinion

[Riff Raff]

Another option to tow a vehicle is to use a "TOW DOLLEY". This method eliminates the trailer weight (since there is no trailer). It does put wear on the towed vehicle's tires. For a Race Car, you could just put on some junker wheels/tires on the street contact axle. Just be sure the "drive axle" is on the Tow Dolly itself, and the free-wheeling axle in on the pavement; or "disconnect the drive shaft" at the differential (otherwise transmission problems may occur).

[mrlegoman]

So from what I'm reading, general consensus is 'nothing over 3500lbs', correct?

[Joe_Black]

Go by Trooper RS specs: 500lbs tongue/5000 tow.