towing
Im new to RVing and I have a 2001 weekend warrior with uvw4775# now I have a 2005 1500 HD with 6.0 and I am adding my Polaris Ranger am I over doing it for the truck ?
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- Post up the actual numbers. Then we can go from there.
To the OP. U are posting in a forum that that most don't have a clue what a toy hauler is.
Anyone that says a 1/2 ton is good towing a wide body toyhauler, does not have a clue..... Sorry to be blunt, but it is true. - The fs2600 has a tongue weight of 1600# that's the front sleeper mine is front bath not nearly the amount of weight
- I also have a weight distribution hitch as well
Grit dog wrote:
Dangerous advice - if the trailer tongue weight is anywhere close to 1600#.lincster wrote:
nickdvs wrote:
ok I will do the steps you showed me thank you for being patient Im new to towing. Just want to be safe when going camping with the kids where we go there is a huge hill we got to go up. thank you
If u want to be safe, get a 1 ton diesel.
Serious? I don't think that'll work either. Get a 5500 or you're asking for disaster! Lol
To the OP, you're fine. Go camping.
All depends on what numbers the OP comes back with.
(But he doesn't need a 5500 either!)lincster wrote:
nickdvs wrote:
ok I will do the steps you showed me thank you for being patient Im new to towing. Just want to be safe when going camping with the kids where we go there is a huge hill we got to go up. thank you
If u want to be safe, get a 1 ton diesel.
Serious? I don't think that'll work either. Get a 5500 or you're asking for disaster! Lol
To the OP, you're fine. Go camping.nickdvs wrote:
I hope you are right. I was only going by what Lincster posted....
Im weighing the tongue weight this weekend its not 1600#slincster wrote:
Don't tow that trailer with a 1/2 ton truck.
That trailer has 1600 lbs of tongue weight and weighs 8000 lbs empty.
My buddy owned that trailer and we weighed it both on a CAT scale and with a tongue weight scale.- Im weighing the tongue weight this weekend its not 1600#s
APT wrote:
With a 1600# tongue weight??? I doubt his hitch is rated for that.
I think your truck will be great, especially now with 4.56 gears. The tow ratings for the 1500HD was something like 9000 pounds for 4.10 axle. You have about 2000 pounds of payload left I think.- I think your truck will be great, especially now with 4.56 gears. The tow ratings for the 1500HD was something like 9000 pounds for 4.10 axle. You have about 2000 pounds of payload left I think.
- So here it is I weigh my truck 6595 fully loaded full people etc... The Toy Hauler is a FB2600WW. I just installed 4:56 gears this is all the info for now
