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Jun 13, 2010 | 10:37 PM

6th gear

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what do you tow with your GL?

Hey guy.Looking at getting a 09 GL450.I will be towing a 26' toy hualer with ATVs and a couple Kyakes.Do you think the GL450 will pull this with out a problem?What do you pull with your GL?What are some of the pro/cons of pulling with the GL450?Thank you for you help

Jun 14, 2010 | 08:18 AM

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So no one tows anything with there GL?

Jun 14, 2010 | 10:39 AM

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So no one tows anything with there GL?

Search this forum (and assume we might take more than 12 hours to reply). There's lots towed with the GL.

Jun 14, 2010 | 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 6th gear

We tow a 25' Essex boat...combined weight with trailer 6,500 lbs. The GL does good, but you can definitely tell it is back there. We were spoiled by the power of our diesel Excursion before. Also the mirrors on the GL are smaller so when we look in the mirrors all we see is boat. All in all the GL does good, but I would prefer not to tow with it, we are going to buy another diesel truck to tow our toys.