17 suburban pull a 17 m235?

[jjackkrash]

@nyryan2001, really nice data.  

[Afastmotorider]

The real answer is the suburban will tow it but it will be hard to stop with the boat attached it will also be very slow taking off and up any kind of hill it will put allot of stress and the suburban parts will prematurely break and wear out.i tower my lsv 247 with my 2016 escalade which has a bigger motor and the escalade did not hold it's own very unpredictable when towing that weight and little to no power going up small hills,buy a diesel old or new and never look back any diesel will pull you m235 way better and allot longer diesels are made for work and pull and stop amazing.

[carguy79ta]

x2 on the diesel..but the OP bought the burb.

[maliboobie]

Yeah i was really surprised by how well it performed, which is why i bought it... im sure a diesel would perform better but diesels stink and would get my boat dirty ... id get a gas 250 if i needed more power... thanks for all the thoughts!

[carguy79ta]

glad to hear Maliboobie!...hmmm...think I could get a tow???(from the 235..)

[leje0306]

On 6/3/2017 at 0:01 AM, maliboobie said:

Yeah i was really surprised by how well it performed, which is why i bought it... im sure a diesel would perform better but diesels stink and would get my boat dirty ... id get a gas 250 if i needed more power... thanks for all the thoughts!

You must be referring to older diesels. Emissions on the new ones are very clean, but at a cost.

[Jimmy Buffett]

FWIW, the 2018 Ford Expedition claims 9300 lbs towing capacity.  

[Chrisjjbrown]

I hear it can be done but make sure to stop for fuel frequently 

[RyanB]

Curious if @maliboobie has done much towing, and how the Burb is performing?

[Raleigh]

On 6/6/2017 at 1:29 PM, Chrisjjbrown said:

I hear it can be done but make sure to stop for fuel frequently 

That happened to me last weekend! The fuel range is NOT dependable HA

[MLBurns]

TFL did their towing comparison with the Expedition Eco vs Yukon 6.2 and the GMC did better on fuel towing. So don't worry about brands, if you want fuel mileage get a 3/4 diesel. If you can afford a 235 I doubt you are very concerned about fuel economy.