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Hello all, I'm looking at buying a FW Toy hauler in the near future and just wanted to make sure I wasn't overlooking anything as far as my truck before purchasing. My tow vehicle is a 2007 2500HD...
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Wow, I wasn't really expecting so many judgemental and completely unhelpful/useless comments in a forum like this, I've always heard that the RV'ing community was better than that...
Really? Yeah, you're going to have to explain/justify that comment because as it is you just sound like a jealous Dodge guy who doesn't actually know anything about towing ;)
Perhaps I should've spelled it out a little better, I didn't realize that seasoned RV'ers wouldn't understand the difference between a need and a want when it comes to equipment. What I was getting at is that I'm not interested in spending extra money for things that are only going to improve my comfort while towing because I'm only going to be towing the trailer once every 6 months or so as I move from one contract location to the next. As to your "What equipment isn't needed when towing every two weeks for a hundred miles but is needed when towing every day for three hundred miles?" question...lots of things. I don't NEED an airbag on the pin box or airbags on my truck to tow my trailer a couple hundred miles once every 6 months but if I was towing it a 1,000 miles every month I would probably WANT those items and they would probably be a good investment. I already have the brake controller and trailer wiring, missing the hitch which was my first question...which ironically enough nobody addressed at all.
"So much done to the truck, so little of it any good for pulling." Please explain. The only things not stock are the 'charger and the LSD, yeah, the LSD doesn't help towing really unless you happen to end up on sand or soft ground but it's not hurting my towing and as far as the 'charger goes, if you think that isn't a huge help for towing then you need to share what you're smoking because it's apparently some good stuff. I've been trying to stay in the 8,000-9,000 lb dry weight range when I look even though I know the advertised numbers aren't usually correct, it's someplace to start until I get serious about a unit enough to put it on a scale. The heaviest things I'll be putting in the garage are a W/D, a 400lb motorcycle and a toolbox that weighs around 300 lbs. I travel very light as far as clothing and household items, everything I have in my apartment right now will fit in the back seat and under my tonneau cover. As to toy haulers being the hardest to heat/cool, yeah, that was my first thought when I started looking at them. That's why I'm trying to find one that has an actual wall between the garage and the living area, that should help a little but it's just something I'll have to live with as I need the garage for my bike and toolbox.
Dutchmen Sport & MFL, thank you for your non-judgemental comments.
Dutchmen - I get what you're saying in your sig line and I've done it both ways, much more comfortable being overprepared and never needing it :)
MFL - Good info there and thank you for the tip on GM's having a longer axle center, I'll have to do some measuring in addition to my planned trip to the scale with my truck.
~Lucas
Greene728 wrote:
Not enough truck.
Really? Yeah, you're going to have to explain/justify that comment because as it is you just sound like a jealous Dodge guy who doesn't actually know anything about towing ;)
donn0128 wrote:Lwiddis wrote:
"but will spend little time actually going down the road so I'm not looking to shell out extra money for things that are really only needed for extended towing periods"
What equipment isn't needed when towing every two weeks for a hundred miles but is needed when towing every day for three hundred miles?
Whether your towing 10 or a thousand miles you still need the exact same stuff. Brake controler, hitch, trailer light/brake wiring.
Perhaps I should've spelled it out a little better, I didn't realize that seasoned RV'ers wouldn't understand the difference between a need and a want when it comes to equipment. What I was getting at is that I'm not interested in spending extra money for things that are only going to improve my comfort while towing because I'm only going to be towing the trailer once every 6 months or so as I move from one contract location to the next. As to your "What equipment isn't needed when towing every two weeks for a hundred miles but is needed when towing every day for three hundred miles?" question...lots of things. I don't NEED an airbag on the pin box or airbags on my truck to tow my trailer a couple hundred miles once every 6 months but if I was towing it a 1,000 miles every month I would probably WANT those items and they would probably be a good investment. I already have the brake controller and trailer wiring, missing the hitch which was my first question...which ironically enough nobody addressed at all.
donn0128 wrote:
So much done to the truck, so little of it any good for pulling. If your going to a fifth wheel, stick with something in the 10,000 pound GVWR range. Any more and you will be one umhappy camper. You do need to remember, toy haulers are probably some of the worst for heating andmcooling. That huge back door makes for lousy insulation.
"So much done to the truck, so little of it any good for pulling." Please explain. The only things not stock are the 'charger and the LSD, yeah, the LSD doesn't help towing really unless you happen to end up on sand or soft ground but it's not hurting my towing and as far as the 'charger goes, if you think that isn't a huge help for towing then you need to share what you're smoking because it's apparently some good stuff. I've been trying to stay in the 8,000-9,000 lb dry weight range when I look even though I know the advertised numbers aren't usually correct, it's someplace to start until I get serious about a unit enough to put it on a scale. The heaviest things I'll be putting in the garage are a W/D, a 400lb motorcycle and a toolbox that weighs around 300 lbs. I travel very light as far as clothing and household items, everything I have in my apartment right now will fit in the back seat and under my tonneau cover. As to toy haulers being the hardest to heat/cool, yeah, that was my first thought when I started looking at them. That's why I'm trying to find one that has an actual wall between the garage and the living area, that should help a little but it's just something I'll have to live with as I need the garage for my bike and toolbox.
Dutchmen Sport & MFL, thank you for your non-judgemental comments.
Dutchmen - I get what you're saying in your sig line and I've done it both ways, much more comfortable being overprepared and never needing it :)
MFL - Good info there and thank you for the tip on GM's having a longer axle center, I'll have to do some measuring in addition to my planned trip to the scale with my truck.
~Lucas
