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2001400ex
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Jun 02, 2013

want towing opinion

So I bought a 2009 wolf pack 27 dfwp in 2008. It said 5,800 dry, which there is no way it was that light . Even completely empty the thing was hard to pull. I pulled it with my Chevy 6.0 gas, a Ford 6.0 that we programmed and exhaust, my current stock 2008 duramax, and two different Ford 7.3s (friends vehicles) and every truck struggled and got like 8 mpg towing. I sold it in the fall because I live in Spokane and frequently take it on 10 hour trips through several mountain passes. Was very frustrating to pull.

Now I am looking at the xlr hyperlite series. The 19hfs (4300 ponds) and the 24hfs (5600 pounds). Of course I would prefer the 24 as it will fit both my quads. But the small 19 footer is intriguing. I would imagine towing that would be easy, more similar to a regular enclosed trailer.

But I want the extra room in the 24 footer. So the question is, what are your thoughts on the difference in towing with 5 additional feet and 1,300 pounds? I imagine the 24 foot xlr is still way easier to pull than the 27 wolf pack I used to have.
  • Our 6.0 gas Chevy struggled with Our 10K T H, our 08 D-Max pulls it very nicely and gets decent MPG's
  • Something doesn't add up. All those trucks would not get the same mileage nor would the DMax "struggle" with that little weight.
    What ever the case, the new trailers your looking at are so close to the old trailer that I don't think you'd feel much of a difference between them. And 1300# between models wont be noticeable either.
  • There is no way ANY D'Max would struggle pulling the sort of weight you have quoted.
    My 2005 laughs at 9500# and gets 12.5 mpg while doing it.
    There was SOMETHING wrong with that trailer - be it brakes, bearings or whatever.
  • I was thinking - what if the brakes where stuck or something?

    The trailer should not have been that difficult to tow. But bad bearings, or brakes that are installed backwards and drag all the time can cause it to not tow easy. This will also cause the brakes to heat up a lot, or the bearings to reach well over 130F while towing. Normal bearings in good condition should not be over 120F on a 90F day.

    Fred.