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lly-zf6
Apr 25, 2015Explorer
I am towing a Laredo 274 with a '14 max tow 1500.
Trailer weighs 6400 lbs dry with 800 lbs TW.
I weighed it ready to camp. about 7600 lbs.
The truck pulls it great with no issues.
That said, I'm not sure I would want to jump to to something that heavy.
At the weight I am pulling the truck will hold 6th gear on most smaller hills at interstate speeds. It will bang 5th (3400 rpm) on the larger grades.
I have a camping buddy pulling a 35 foot 7600 dry with a '15 max tow.
It does fine but stays in 5th alot of the time.
Some where in the mid 6k dry seems to be the sweet spot if you are pulling alot of hills.
Trailer weighs 6400 lbs dry with 800 lbs TW.
I weighed it ready to camp. about 7600 lbs.
The truck pulls it great with no issues.
That said, I'm not sure I would want to jump to to something that heavy.
At the weight I am pulling the truck will hold 6th gear on most smaller hills at interstate speeds. It will bang 5th (3400 rpm) on the larger grades.
I have a camping buddy pulling a 35 foot 7600 dry with a '15 max tow.
It does fine but stays in 5th alot of the time.
Some where in the mid 6k dry seems to be the sweet spot if you are pulling alot of hills.
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