how much weight can i tow?
I have the setup in my signature. The camper unloaded is 3500 pounds. I believe my truck towing capacity is 12K. It moves my camper with ease. So, with the unloaded camper on the truck, roughly how...
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burningman wrote:
You do not "have to use a hitch extension".
I hate those things, they make all the geometry wrong. I opted to extend my trailer tongue instead. It tows a LOT better that way and I consider it a safer way to go. The further behind your rear axle the hitch is, the more leverage your trailer has against your truck and the more it unloads your front tires.
Stretching the trailer tongue effectively increases the trailer's length and that in itself also helps it tow straighter. Everything is good about doing it this way and everything is bad about extending the hitch. I don't understand why I seem to be the only person who does it!
This is how I tow my 'lil trailer' in my posted photo in this post. I extended the trailer tongue.
The only thing you need to watch is being able to clear the rear jacks when making a turn. Each camper will a little different.
I have now installed the new Curt 2.5" receiver, only because the 2004 OEM GM hitch (also mentioned in this post) was weak and rotting away and I now tow multiple trailers.
