- Thread starter NCWayne
- Start date
Don't know how to modify the original post, but I forgot to include the specs before I posted. I'm not sure on the year model of the Sorento, but an approximate weight for a 2013 model is around 3845 lbs. The listed towing capacity is 1650 lbs. The New Holland LS160 weighs in at a svelte 4872 lbs. Adding everything up, and incuding about 800 lbs for the trailer, this idiot has the car towing nearly 3 1/2 times the weight it's designed to tow.....Like I said, it's an accident just waiting to happen......
It looks more like a Jeep WK Grand Cherokee. Depending on engine size and if setup properly it should be able to tow the weight, up to 7400lbs. Anyway, not that I would do it, and not on a single axle trailer like that either. The best tow rating I found for a KIA Sorento is 5468lbs,
A Jeep GC is IMO is NOT capable to pull a piece of equipment like that.
I really do not give a rip what the car maker says, A basic rule of thumb IMO ANY car or truck that weighs less than the object it is pulling is WRONG to pull it on a trailer. Unless it is a diesel truck. (Just my Opinion here)
I really do not give a rip what the car maker says, A basic rule of thumb IMO ANY car or truck that weighs less than the object it is pulling is WRONG to pull it on a trailer. Unless it is a diesel truck. (Just my Opinion here)
Anonymous-0
Well-known Member
I used to pull a boat with my Jeep GC with a V8, towing package. The boat loaded, and trailer weighed approx 3800 pounds. The trailer had brakes. It towed it fine, but I would not have wanted much more. It would be a scary ride pulling the skid steer, on a single axel trailer even if it had brakes at 55 MPH! The GC is not made for it.
larry@stinescorner
Well-known Member
hows the price on the skidsteer?
Anonymous-0
Well-known Member
Everybody that clicks on the link, should hit the flag as prohibited link, at the top of the page!
He has a chain through the grab handle! Looks to be the only one also. Operating weight of that skidloader is 4,872 lbs. I don't get how someone can get by with stuff like that.
My friend has a LS 190, which is a big brother to the one pictured. He pulls it with a 2008 F-350 and a 14k tiltbed trailer. Its all that pickup wants sometimes.
My friend has a LS 190, which is a big brother to the one pictured. He pulls it with a 2008 F-350 and a 14k tiltbed trailer. Its all that pickup wants sometimes.
Why does it have to be diesel? Some gas pickups are rated for as much towing as the diesels and semi tractors that were available in both gas in diesel years ago often weigh less than the trailer they are towing. It not making it go that's the problem, it's stopping it. Big enough brakes on the towing vehicle plus trailer brakes as needed.
Rick
Anonymous-0
Well-known Member
dawg waggin the tail
Blackhole49
Well-known Member
- Location
- White Lake MI
There aren't too many vehicles on the market that you can get a hitch from the factory, that aren't rated to pull more than they weigh. That rig is another story.
The skid is actually 5500# and mabey a bit more with that bucket.
It would be a lot less concerning with a tandem trailer, brakes and a heavier receiver. Big worry with the setup pictured is that the center of mass is behind the trailer axle. That's rather scary...
Rod
It would be a lot less concerning with a tandem trailer, brakes and a heavier receiver. Big worry with the setup pictured is that the center of mass is behind the trailer axle. That's rather scary...
Rod
bobs old iron
Well-known Member
no, no,,, let everyone see how stupid people are that buy a s-u-v and think they can pull anything....
bobs old iron
Well-known Member
i looked up trailer towing weights in my tow book, that POS kia, that is a unti-body with a towing weight only of 3>3.5k... wounder what would happen if the body breaks in half with all that weight on one end, and the under-powered motor pulling at the other end, and he hits a good bump in the road...lol
onefarmer
Well-known Member
- Location
- 6735 S Lowell Rd, St Johns, Mi 48879
Who am I to criticize. I pulled a Pinto home, Fl to Mi, with a Pinto via a tow bar. Pulled it pretty good too. ....I'm a bit older now.......
Mark - IN.
Well-known Member
Aren't those the built in recievers that are about 1" squared? Barely big or strong enough to handle a small trailer with a lawn tractor on it? Mmm, mmm, mmm. Accident looking for someone to happen on.
Many years ago I stopped at a U-Haul to pickup a dolly that I reserved to tow a 1/2 ton pickup home with a 3/4 ton. They didn't have it, but had a two axle car hauler the 1/2 ton fit on, gave it to me for the same price as the dolly since was their mistake. At the same time, was a young fella trying to rent the same type of car hauler as I just did, along with one of those temp bar type bumper hitches to haul another car. The car that he was trying to get setup was a Pontic Fiero, that little wedge shaped job that they made for a couple of years back in the '80's. Could have fit two of those Fieros on that trailer and the counter guy told the young fella, "No way that thing will hold the tongue up with the trailer empty, no way gonna rent to him and get sued out of business after the guy kills himself or someone else". Young fella didn't give up. Was still pleading his case when I left.
Mark
Many years ago I stopped at a U-Haul to pickup a dolly that I reserved to tow a 1/2 ton pickup home with a 3/4 ton. They didn't have it, but had a two axle car hauler the 1/2 ton fit on, gave it to me for the same price as the dolly since was their mistake. At the same time, was a young fella trying to rent the same type of car hauler as I just did, along with one of those temp bar type bumper hitches to haul another car. The car that he was trying to get setup was a Pontic Fiero, that little wedge shaped job that they made for a couple of years back in the '80's. Could have fit two of those Fieros on that trailer and the counter guy told the young fella, "No way that thing will hold the tongue up with the trailer empty, no way gonna rent to him and get sued out of business after the guy kills himself or someone else". Young fella didn't give up. Was still pleading his case when I left.
Mark
It still looks like a Jeep Grand Cherokee WK, its not a KIA. Someone mentioned something about diesels, well this Jeep could have a diesel in it, and the 3.0L CRD engine option has the highest towing rating of available engines on this Jeep.
Anyway here is something for comparison only here.
A 2006 Jeep GC weighs around 4600 LBS, and its highest towing capacity is only 7400 LBS, or 7200 LBS for the Hemi. So the Jeep weighs around 62% of its maximum rated towing capacity. Still wouldn't use the Jeep for this though.
A new Ram 3500 weighs somewhere around 8000-8500 LBS and has tow ratings up to 30,000 LBS. So the Ram weighs in around 28% of its maximum rated towing capacity.
Anyway here is something for comparison only here.
A 2006 Jeep GC weighs around 4600 LBS, and its highest towing capacity is only 7400 LBS, or 7200 LBS for the Hemi. So the Jeep weighs around 62% of its maximum rated towing capacity. Still wouldn't use the Jeep for this though.
A new Ram 3500 weighs somewhere around 8000-8500 LBS and has tow ratings up to 30,000 LBS. So the Ram weighs in around 28% of its maximum rated towing capacity.
T in NE
Well-known Member
- Location
- Cambridge, Nebraska
I agree looks more like an old-style grand cherokee. IT could handle the weight, with the proper trailer. I wouldn't hook that thing to a 1-ton truck and put any amount of weight on it.
Because he's got to get caught first and them it's got to be by a cop that knows what he's looking at. And then, after he gets all the tickets and such, he comes here and complains and 927 people back him up to the hilt, telling their own story about how unfair it is that they got nabbed pulling a D4 with their wifes mini van...
buickanddeere
Well-known Member
You just have to make do with what you have to work with. As long as nobody gets hurt and nothing wrecked. What is the problem?
buickanddeere
Well-known Member
There is a Danville in Washington, California, Vermont and in this case probably Virginia.
buickanddeere
Well-known Member
It was pure sarcasm. I've promoted safety in the past just to have a long line of persons tell me that "just driving careful" would make up for technical short comings.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters
Website Accessibility Policy