Anyone hauling a TT with a Dodge Dakota?
If so, what are you hauling and how happy are you with the set-up? Thanks!
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Very similar to my F150 in that it's a 1997 and has 250,000 miles on it..
I've got a GVWR of #6250 and a 'tow rating' of #7700..
With that being said, when I hitch up my #5000 TT and load up the bed for a weekend camp out, I'm over the trucks GVWR by a few hundred pounds... Some say this is bad, others say it's not so bad... You will need to determine what your limit is going to be.. ;)
So, even thou I have an F150 with a nice 'tow rating', in the real world, I'm maxed out with just a #5000 TT...
You will have to be careful of trying to compare the trailers 'dry weight' to the trucks 'tow rating' because you will run out of payload long before you come close to that tow rating when it's all said and done...
To be honest, I don't read all that many folks towing with their Dakotas.. If they do, they are pretty small trailers or even pop ups..
Can you tow a full size TT with your Dakota? Sure... You will just have to check your weights and know that a travel trailer is different from a boat trailer and the trucks 'tow rating' does not specify what kind of trailer that 'tow rating' is for... ;)
Good luck!
Mitch
I've got a GVWR of #6250 and a 'tow rating' of #7700..
With that being said, when I hitch up my #5000 TT and load up the bed for a weekend camp out, I'm over the trucks GVWR by a few hundred pounds... Some say this is bad, others say it's not so bad... You will need to determine what your limit is going to be.. ;)
So, even thou I have an F150 with a nice 'tow rating', in the real world, I'm maxed out with just a #5000 TT...
You will have to be careful of trying to compare the trailers 'dry weight' to the trucks 'tow rating' because you will run out of payload long before you come close to that tow rating when it's all said and done...
To be honest, I don't read all that many folks towing with their Dakotas.. If they do, they are pretty small trailers or even pop ups..
Can you tow a full size TT with your Dakota? Sure... You will just have to check your weights and know that a travel trailer is different from a boat trailer and the trucks 'tow rating' does not specify what kind of trailer that 'tow rating' is for... ;)
Good luck!
Mitch
