5.9 Cummins Diesel Towing capacity
My owners manual tells me the max pin weight is 1200 and the 5vr (2007 Arctic Fox 27 ft) has pin weight of 1500lbs. On top of that the trailer is max of 12000 and the truck is rated at 9600lbs approxi...
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fj12ryder wrote:
So I'm unsure what you're asking. The automatic transmission on these years' trucks is a known issue. The only way to solve that is to pull the transmission and have it beefed up to handle the load/weight.
I have a 2001 Dodge Cummins dually with the six speed transmission. I'm pulling a 15,000 lb. toyhauler which it does very well. It's pretty much at its max since I have to keep a close eye on the EGT. But I pulled a 12,000 lb. 5th wheel before this one and it pulled that thing with no issues at all. The truck can do it, it just depends on if you want to spend the money to enable it to continue.
This ^^^^.
If you like your truck just get a good builder like: Firepunk, PDD, Commercial Powertrain, Sun Coast, bla, bla, bla…….Have them build a good tranny, slam it in your truck and forget about tranny problems. My guess is around 5 to 7K for what you want to do.
Not cheap but new trucks aren't either and after you get it done you can forget about tranny problems forever.
