We are discussing the vehicles, @pluvinel
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The suburban and F250
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In the post you quote, I’m wondering if the OP really had the F250 as long as she claimed in her second post, as the original post seems to indicate it is a recent purchase.
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You first. 
OK, I’m not going to get into this, but OP, I think you’re fine. I tow a four horse stock trailer, usually with three horses, sometimes four, with a '78 Chevy Suburban. That’s right. It will be 40 years old next year. I tow on the highway and don’t ever go more than 65 because it’s a horse trailer. It’s perfectly safe.
I’m sure you will get it checked out, like I do VERY carefully, but in my experience, when I had that feeling you explained, it was the tires or the struts or something like that.
Who cares how long OP’s had an F-250.
She has a 3/4 ton truck and a 2H trailer.
The 3/4 ton truck is plenty adequate to pull a 2H BP trailer.
Stop feeding and responding to the troll and maybe this thread will turn into something usefull…
Nothing wrong with a suburban pulling a 2 horse bumper pull. I have a 2000 Yukon XL (same as the suburban) with 170k on it and am very safely pulling a steel 2 horse bumper pull with full tack room behind it. You are well within the weight limits of your 04 suburban pulling the 2 horse featherlight. As I said previously, the shaking is most likely due to a tire imbalance on the trailer. Any tire shop can re-balance the tires and it usually costs less than $15 a wheel. It is cheap enough where I would start there and have that done before spending $80 to $100 for a mechanic to look at the setup. Even if that doesn’t end up being the final fix, getting the tires balanced is always a good idea and your horses will thank you for the smoother ride.
Keith
Thanks for this. I’ve had the suburban for probably 7 years (my dad got it brand new and gave it to me when he shut down his business, hence why I know all of the maintanence and repair history on it). We bought the 250 used this spring. Had it looked over by two mechanics and did all necessary repairs. Basically, I trusted the older 7.3L diesels to run longer than a newer one, and since we only use it a few times a week for misc farm stuff, we saw no need to drop $80k on a new one.
I kept the suburban as my hauling vehicle for two reasons. One-the primary reason, I wanted to drive something that I was familiar with when I first put on the WDH/sway bars rather than a truck that I don’t know very well. My DH drives the 250 way more than I do. The second, minor reason, was if the WDH worked on my suburban and improved the sway on the interstate, it would leave the truck for farm tasks l when I was gone at horse shows etc on the weekends. I am no opposed to pulling my trailer with the 250, I just wanted to see if anyone else experienced this as if it was something simple to have tweaked or checked out, I could do that and have two options for tow vehicles.
Thanks for reposting this, it got lost in the troll nonsense. I can get this done this weekend and see if it improves. Then if not, I can call our mechanic. Thank you!
There is usually some “play” in the WD hitch head to allow for the use of the spring/torsion bars.
So if you’re using just the hitch head without the bars, I could see how this could cause the rig to shake since it’s not a static connection.
Time out from childrens hour.
OP just wondering if you have pulled your trailer with a different vehicle to eliminate either the suburban or the trailer as the problem? Or pulled a different trailer with the suburban? No use to run up bills on one if it’s the other that needs something fixed.
Time in. Ok. Carry on children.
As there is no way for me to know if that rig is yours, or pulled from an add, or was parked at a show, and all sorts of misappropriated photos are posted on this BB, I respectfully decline.
That’s the best comeback you’ve got csaper58?!?!?! You find that image anywhere online, you let me know.
Thank you for confirming you are nothing more than a troll! Bless your heart!
You are welcome!
You have the best day someone with your issues can have.
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