YesOn stock D load range tires?
YesOn stock D load range tires?
Just about what I'm willing to tow with mine. You still have around 4 or 5K max tow left and around 800 lbs give or take payload. That is about perfect. NOW, finding a fiver under 30 feet bunkhouse with private bunk area is another story. Wife wants us right back where we were when we had a 1500 with the present trailer... The 30 feet max or less is to maintain access to the approximately 35% of the campsites in the US that are strictly 30 feet or less in size... So far, this fact has kept her from getting a fiver... Oh wait, has kept me from getting a fiver...Don’t know that I ever posted in this thread but here’s my current setup,
2022 GD 278BH 150 Series. Max weight loaded out is right around 10k, pin is 1,700 lbs. truck sits level and pulls nicely, I can pass anything but a gas station
My 6.4 with 4.10 gears loved the gas stations! When towing, I had to find a station starting at around 200 miles!And total agreement on passing anything but a gas station. I wish I had the bigger tank. I love the hard runs where the yellow light comes on with a third of a tank of gas left...NOT...
To be bent backward by the first uneven driveway you turn into!btw: looks like the jack is down on the trailer, but its floating a few inches up
I agree, it’s just about perfect. I’m right at 7-800 lbs of remaining payload depending on how much the wife and kiddos bring (3 girls)! Not sure there’s a 5ver out there with a private bunk under 30’, ours has a private bunk, measures 33’11” stem to stern.Just about what I'm willing to tow with mine. You still have around 4 or 5K max tow left and around 800 lbs give or take payload. That is about perfect. NOW, finding a fiver under 30 feet bunkhouse with private bunk area is another story. Wife wants us right back where we were when we had a 1500 with the present trailer... The 30 feet max or less is to maintain access to the approximately 35% of the campsites in the US that are strictly 30 feet or less in size... So far, this fact has kept her from getting a fiver... Oh wait, has kept me from getting a fiver...
Truth. My new enclosed trailer had rear scissor jacks for exactly 4 hours before I cleaned both of them right offTo be bent backward by the first uneven driveway you turn into!
I always take a quick photo when picking up from storage for insurance purposes. I definitely don’t drive with that baby down.To be bent backward by the first uneven driveway you turn into!
I should have added to my post ..... I've left a front jack down, luckily heard it drag as I moved the 1st few feet. I've left an 8x8 block for under the jack on the ground, yes I brought the jack up but drove right over the block, luckily straight so it cleared the axles and tires, saw it sitting there on the ground when I returned later. So I'm far from a genius when it comes to this stuff. Then there's leaving 7 to 4 pin adapters on my bumper and driving away. In my advanced age I try to step back and do a mental checklist but still screw up at times.I always take a quick photo when picking up from storage for insurance purposes. I definitely don’t drive with that baby down.
You're wise on the checklist. If I've ever hooked up a trailer and then leave to go check something else I'll always come back and recheck all the connections before getting in the truck and leaving. I caught myself one time with one of the retaining cotter pins for a height adjustment pin on my drop hitch still sitting on the bumper.... That would have been hilarious....I should have added to my post ..... I've left a front jack down, luckily heard it drag as I moved the 1st few feet. I've left an 8x8 block for under the jack on the ground, yes I brought the jack up but drove right over the block, luckily straight so it cleared the axles and tires, saw it sitting there on the ground when I returned later. So I'm far from a genius when it comes to this stuff. Then there's leaving 7 to 4 pin adapters on my bumper and driving away. In my advanced age I try to step back and do a mental checklist but still screw up at times.
Pittboss44, this is a constant thread on trailer forums. Do I or don't I need a WD hitch with a HD truck? In my experience it's not the WD part as much as the sway control. We tow a 27' Airstream that's around 6600 lbs. with a RAM 2500 6.4 and use a Blue Ox SwayPro with 1000# WD bars.Placed an order for a new camper today and the salesman was really trying to sell me on a weight distribution hitch. I regularly tow 8-12k on an equipment trailer and have never used a wd hitch on any 3/4 ton truck. I’ll be towing it with a 2500 hemi CCLB. The camper is only 7,735 lbs uvw but is 37’. I won’t be putting on a wd hitch but it got me thinking, whos using one on a 3/4 ton and at what tongue weight do you feel you need it? I’ll mitigate sway by correctly loading it.
Seems like the more they’re trying to sell it, the less you need it. I would definitely try without and go from there.Placed an order for a new camper today and the salesman was really trying to sell me on a weight distribution hitch. I regularly tow 8-12k on an equipment trailer and have never used a wd hitch on any 3/4 ton truck. I’ll be towing it with a 2500 hemi CCLB. The camper is only 7,735 lbs uvw but is 37’. I won’t be putting on a wd hitch but it got me thinking, whos using one on a 3/4 ton and at what tongue weight do you feel you need it? I’ll mitigate sway by correctly loading it.
Uvw. Unloaded. I should mention it’s only 15 miles from the dealership to the campground where it will be on a seasonal site year round and I don’t need to go on any highway. I never had any intention on using a wd hitch I was just curious why anyone would and it sounds like its mostly to reduce sway possibilityI'll admit I'm not experienced with travel trailers, but 37' without a wd hitch sounds like a mistake to me.
And, I'm surprised a 37' trailer loaded could be under 8k.
Yeah - if you’re going 15 miles to a permanent campground - don’t waste the money. You’re also correct - it’s less about weight distribution than sway control. When traveling with a trailer, there are lots of things in your control to avoid sway - loading it properly, proper tire inflation, reasonable speed, etc. - and then there’s the bunch of crap you can’t control - the distracted driver on his/her cell phone who swerves in to your rear flank creating a PIT move, the unexpected gust that blows agains the 4 ton brick you’re hauling, the 18 wheeler whose Bernoulli effect when passing you pushes you in to a tail spin, the guy in a hurry to get on to the highway in front of you because you’re too big to be behind so he guns it when there at 3 feet of ramp left and you’re already 20 feet behind that point….etc….Uvw. Unloaded. I should mention it’s only 15 miles from the dealership to the campground where it will be on a seasonal site year round and I don’t need to go on any highway. I never had any intention on using a wd hitch I was just curious why anyone would and it sounds like its mostly to reduce sway possibility
We tow a 9.5k 36ft travel trailer with our 2500 CCSB, with an equalizer wdh. Towing an equipment trailer is different than towing a travel trailer because of the large flat surface area that acts as a sail with the TT. Suck and push from 18 wheelers. The equalizer reduces sway and also redistributes weight back to the steering axle. Also with a wdh you are less likely to blow shocks and springs like I've seen some 2500 owners do without a wdh. Personally I would never tow without one, unless it was a dually. Towed thru MO, NE, IA, ID, WY, MT, and SD this past summer and had to deal with significant crosswinds (Up to 40 mph gusts), never would have made it without the equalizer. Like another member stated, you don't need it, until you need it.Placed an order for a new camper today and the salesman was really trying to sell me on a weight distribution hitch. I regularly tow 8-12k on an equipment trailer and have never used a wd hitch on any 3/4 ton truck. I’ll be towing it with a 2500 hemi CCLB. The camper is only 7,735 lbs uvw but is 37’. I won’t be putting on a wd hitch but it got me thinking, whos using one on a 3/4 ton and at what tongue weight do you feel you need it? I’ll mitigate sway by correctly loading it.
Placed an order for a new camper today and the salesman was really trying to sell me on a weight distribution hitch. I regularly tow 8-12k on an equipment trailer and have never used a wd hitch on any 3/4 ton truck. I’ll be towing it with a 2500 hemi CCLB. The camper is only 7,735 lbs uvw but is 37’. I won’t be putting on a wd hitch but it got me thinking, whos using one on a 3/4 ton and at what tongue weight do you feel you need it? I’ll mitigate sway by correctly loading it.
Never heard of a 37 footer that light.I'll admit I'm not experienced with travel trailers, but 37' without a wd hitch sounds like a mistake to me.
And, I'm surprised a 37' trailer loaded could be under 8k.