i recently pulled a 1500lb hydraulic dump trailer loaded with just shy of 2 tons of gravel on a class 3 hitch with my '01 montero xls (not the sport). weigh-out scale reading was ~11000lbs...me, the monty, the trailer and the gravel.

it was s-l-o-w starting and slow stopping, but with 5500lbs attached, what do you expect? one portion of the (short) trip included about a mile of serious uphill grade. i had to dip into the throttle a bit more, but the tranny hit 3rd gear and held my 60mph cruising speed without complaint.

fwiw,

dookie

<small>[ March 06, 2003, 11:39 PM: Message edited by: dookie ]</small>