Towing Cyclone 4100 King

Many will chime in on this one. I dont have that unit but did see one in person yesterday and congratulations are in order it is a very nice unit. On the weight issue though you are nuts to try to safely pull that thing with your truck. Well I should say try to stop that thing with your truck. My local Camping World sold one a month ago and the guy showed up with the same truck as you and they wouldn't let him hook it up. To each is own but my 2 cents is dont do it.

I'm thinking the weight police are going to come after you.

You will be over all of the tow ratings of your truck.
Will the truck do it? Sure.
Will it do it safely? Maybe.
Just cause your buddies do it, does it make it right? Nope.

Yes, you will be significantly overloaded.
I wouldn't do it!

It can be done,see lots that size being pulled by F250 size trucks at just about every campground we go to. It's hard on the truck though. Personally I wouldn't do it. Just drive sensible.

A guy that was going to buy my TH had a F250 but I talked him out of buying it.

I think that trailer would easily overload a 1ton srw let alone a 3/4t. I have the 300c and my srw 1T is very close to its limits.

Well only you can really decide but you need to go get some information before you can decide. Load your truck up with fuel, passengers, and gear you will taking with you in the truck. Go to a CAT scale and get front and rear axle weight. Now look on your driver door sticker for the Rear Axle Weight Rating. Subtract the real wieght from the wieght rating. That is the maximum FW pin wieght you can legally have on the truck (Axle wieght ratings are US Federal Law. Manufacturers GVWR and Payload are not)

Now go look up the GVWR of the TH. Divide that wieght by 5 (pin wieght is typically 20% of GVWR). If that number is less than calculated above your legal but still might exceed GVWR of the truck

My guess is a 3/4 is not legally capable of carrying that TH but can only determine that by doing the math above. My guess is also that TH actually requires a dually to carry it.

Boudreaux wrote:
I’m picking up my Cyclone 4100 King Friday. 2 of my buddies told me I will not have any problem pulling it. I have a 2011 Ram 2500 4x4 diesel. A guy I work with pulls his 40’ Raptor with his 2007 Chevy 2500 with no problem. I will be pulling in Louisiana and may do the Disney World thing I’m sure. Did I over load my truc for my first camper?

well...lets look at the numbers for the 4100 King and compare them to my real world situation towing a Heartland Big Horn 3055RL. Usually it is a no no to use dry weights for determining the ability to stay within a trucks published weight ratings. However, in my experience, Heartland is quite accurate in reporting the dry weights of their product. My 3055RL was actually 75 pounds lighter than the factory number and the propane tanks were full. I have been told this is not unusual for Heartland products. In this comparison, it will not matter.

The 4100 King has a published dry weight of 14,595 pounds and a GVW of 18,000 pounds. With a 20% pin weight, there will be approximately 2920 pounds of pin, with an empty trailer.

My 3055RL has a published dry weight of 10,975 pounds. For this discussion, I will use the loaded weight of my trailer. Ready to travel it weighs 13,025 with a pin weight of 2400 pounds, just under 20% of loaded weight.

Why is this important? Because I pull the 3055RL with a F350 CC SB 4x4 with a GVW of 11,500 pounds. I am very close to my ratings...and my GVW is considerably higher than the OP's Dodge. The 4100 King will certainly have a pin weight in excess of 3200 pounds. It is likely that the Dodge will be overloaded bt more than 1000 pounds...

Will it pull that trailer down the road...of course...but should that trailer be pulled with that truck...nope

Dually country for sure

Regards

Boudreaux I am sorry but can not give you the answer you are looking for. Cyclones have a very heavy pin weight and that little truck will be overloaded.
Will it pull it? Yes
Will it stop it? Yes
Safely for you and others around you? NOT
Doug

Thanks guys that really helped. I knew my truck was overweight, but didn’t think by that much. I did all the research for a Serra bunkhouse and wanted to eliminate the toy haulers. The salesman really pushed this unit. Does anyone know if I can get out of this unit before picking it up and doing the walk through? I do not want this unit now. I want something that won’t put my wife and 2 small kids at risk. I am pissed at myself now. I always research before buying.