Friends,
My company will be purchasing a new work vehicle for me, which I will ALSO be using for towing my race car (3200 lbs) and a trailer (~1200 lbs) for a total of 4400 (i think that sounds right).
Per the company buying the vehicle I am only allowed to choose between the Chevy Blazer 4x4 4 door and the Ford Escape. I am sure the Escape won't tow this load (and besides, it's a f$#D), but I thought the chevy might handle it ok. From the Chevy.com website I have the following data...
Model Max. Trailer Weight1 Axle Ratio Max. GCWR(lbs.)
4-Door 5200 3.42 9500
And so that looks ok, but now to the question.
Have any of you done this? Does the standard Chevy hitch handle it or do I need to plan an upgrade?
Suggestions? Thanks very much for any ideas/ experiences you have with this Chevy.
Brian LaRose